This book has been compiled as a textbook for non-Iranian language- learners and students of Persian language and literature as well as on-job training courses for professors and students abroad. Considering the instructive purpose of the book, poems have been arranged, defined and analyzed in terms of the formats of Persian poetry, from short to long. In the analysis of the poems, the earlier descriptions are more detailed than the later ones in order to provide an opportunity for the students to practice more. Moreover, aside from providing the meaning of the poems, some brief explanations of the literary terms and technical points have been added.