Abstract
Features of Mustafa Fennî’s ‘Lugazs’ and Critical Text of Seven ‘Lugaz’s Nonexistent in His Divan
“Lugaz” is a classic literary term that its object can be
everything other than a name of person and is generally
written in verse. It is a kind of puzzle that aims to find its
name after describing the features of an object in the
classical Turkish poetry. In this writing, the “lugaz” of
Mustafa Fennî, one of the 18th century poets, is discussed
by underlining its forms and expression points. By
analyzing the components that are the topic of “lugaz”
and the subjects that resemble these components, the
noteworthy aspects of “lugaz” are put forward. Beside the
poet’s keywords in “lugaz”, his opinion and approaches
about his own “lugaz” are also pointed out with the
sample verses. Though the Fennî’s critical text of his
seven “lugaz” is available on the lugaz mecmuas it does
not exist in his
Keywords
Divan poetry, Mustafa Fennî, lugaz, puzzle.