Atoyi and his ghazals
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
State the known facts of Atoyi’s life in 5 sentences.
15th c., Balkh, Ismoil Ota’s line, Ulug‘bek’s court, pen name “Ato”, divan with 260 ghazals.
2
Read one of the ghazals and list the comparisons used for the beloved’s beauty.
Free; for example fairy, cypress, ruby.
3
Define matla‘ and maqta‘ in your own words.
Matla‘ – the opening bayt; maqta‘ – the closing bayt, usually with the pen name.
4
Why are Atoyi’s ghazals called simple and fluent? Write in 3 sentences.
Light metre, short lines, ordinary words, many folk expressions.