This research investigates a comparative study of the figure of speech hyperbole in the shared narratives of Attar of Nishapur and Mowlavi. The study aims to identify and analyze the types of hyperbole and the methods used in their creation in the poetry of these two mystical poets. Employing a descriptive-analytical method, utilizing library resources and the Deraj software, this study was conducted. After collecting relevant sources and conducting a thorough analysis of the shared narratives of the two poets, the number of narratives and verses containing hyperbole was identified, and the types of hyperbole and the linguistic and rhetorical devices used in them were examined.
In Persian dictionaries, hyperbole is defined as striving hard in a task, effort, endeavor, and intense exertion, as well as great effort, exaggeration, and expressing the good and bad qualities of a person or thing in a way that seems improbable or impossible, emphasizing and intensifying speech.
Attar and Mowlavi share 40 common narratives. In terms of the number of verses containing hyperbole, Mowlavi has employed more varied types of hyperbole in 26 narratives. Out of the total 1768 verses in these narratives, 384 verses contain hyperbole, with the most frequent types being hyperbole aided by simile, adjective, number, and absolute particles. On the other hand, although Attar has used hyperbole less frequently overall compared to Mowlavi, he surpasses Mowlavi in the number of verses containing hyperbole and the types of hyperbole used in 8 out of the 40 shared narratives. Out of the total 1266 verses in these narratives, 303 verses contain hyperbole, with a high frequency of adverbs, word meanings, numbers, intensifying adjectives, and similes. Additionally, in Mowlavi's narratives, types of hyperbole such as accumulation, adverbs, intensifying suffixes, repetition, inclusive phrases, exemplification, comparison, and exclusive examples are more prevalent than in Attar's. However, Mowlavi