SARUKAIS

Abstract

It is one of the most popular forms of folklore, and it is found in the scientific literature of Pashtun folklore under several names, such as "sarukəy", " nimakəy", "sar", " yəkəy", and "pom". There are factors that cause the unique compositional structure and rhythm of this type of poem. The French scholar J. Darmesteter, Dost Shinvoray and Khabibullo Rafi, a number of Afghan folklorists, conducted a number of studies on the Sarukays. However, the aspects of Pashtun sarukai similar to other types of poetry of this folk oral art and the peculiar weight of its form have not been theoretically fully analyzed. The following article first explores the origins of sarukai, its form-compositional features, and other artistic elements, including issues that provide its rhythmicity.