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The test is one of the important and repetitive motives in Iranian stories and is presented in them by different methods and for different purposes. These experiments usually are presented in the stories as a condition which should be overcame by the main character or other characters in order for them to achieve their wishes. The test is regarded as a tool for examining abilities of the characters or a circumstance in which their inner aptitudes are realized in the story.
Although these tests s are very different in the surface, but some common signs and characteristics can be observed in all of them which make it possible for the researchers to categorize them. In this article, the authors have totally chosen 237 stories among Iranian stories and intend to offer a categorized pattern for identification of the types of tests in the Iranian stories by studying their contents. (Including the examiner, the examinee and type and purpose of the experiment).
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Research Paper |
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Popular literature Received: 2016/05/10 | Accepted: 2017/09/26 | Published: 2017/11/22