A Research Review of Personal Allusions in Classical Ghazal

Abstract

In the English language, Talmih is known as allusion. It encompasses a whole story or incident behind it. Without knowing the background in detail, it is hard to understand the use of "Sant-e-talmih." This is used abundantly in the classical ghazals in Urdu. Talmih is one of the most powerful sources that gives one’s personality the virtue of sublimity and enlightens it with different pieces of knowledge. It also enhances the vigor and meaning of a person's thoughts and expressions the feeling of art. In fact, it is difficult to find a ghazal in all of poetry that does not use talmih. In the words of the classical poets, "hundreds, if not thousands," of allusions related to the stories or "Persoal" have been used. This article is mainly an analysis of the personal allusions in the ghazal of classical poets