Impacts of Extremism and Terrorism on Modern Urdu Poetry

Abstract

Extremism mingles over the globe as a result of restlessness and hatred amongst
the nations and sects. Preferences change and the human being faces its
destroying effects. Each and every single man is affected by extremism in
human societies. Among them the poets are the people who feel things at the
earliest and reflect them in their poetic works. These reflections survive and
become a part of languages, literatures and cultures. A fund of words,
vocabulary, similes and metaphors take place in each and every extraordinary
incident. Contemporary world is the victim of extremism. Any extreme thought
process, action or attitude other than the balanced is known as extremism.
Balanced behaviour and attitude play a key role in the fulfillment of desired
actions. The imposition of any set of belief, values and attitude leads to the
multiplication of extremism and it is so poisonous that it leads to the destruction
of whole human society. History is repeating itself as extremism is once again
pushing the globe towards ignorance and the darkness of the dark. Asia and
particularly the subcontinent is the prime victim of extremism. Poet of this
region has never turned a blind eye to the depiction of this havoc. Extremism
has led to the emergence of new words, similes, metaphor and other figures of
speech. Which are to be a part of the language and literature and to be survived?
These words will be analyzed and discussed in a new getup and meanings as
similes and metaphors of extremism used by poets and writers of this era. As a result of this research new words and figures of speech will be illustrated which
are thoroughly used and are in practice by contemporary poets? The
methodology used in this research will be both comparative and quantitative. As
a result, this article will give glimpses of impacts of extremism on the modern
Urdu poetry.