Analytical Readings In Modern Iraqi Poetic Texts

Abstract

The Arabic poem is considered an important form of Arabic literature based on two main pillars: prose and poetry. In the process of creating the poem, the Arab poet is subject to a set of rules on which to build the poem in form and content. It must be recognized that each poem is based on one or more topics, and that the reading of the poem and the study of its theme and artistic tools are also based on a set of rules and artistic frameworks, which is called critical process. The present paper aims at identifying the semantic meanings in some modern poems of a some Iraqi poets who have left a clear imprint on the modern Arabic poetry movement through their influential poetic and literary works on the Arabic poetry movement and its modern manifestations by means of their uniqueness in poetic language, verbal forms, artistic images, deep meanings, coherence, good description, accurate reference and high literary value. The study attempts to reveal the beauty of the selected poems which have been chosen as a tool for the semantic/analytical reading by throwing light on the artistic connotations, their resulting effects, psychological and concrete impact on the recipient, as well as the intellectual implications. It also takes into account the artistic aspect which is based on the values of the Arabic language and its syntactic/semantic structure and emphasis on analytical reading of poetic texts through the process of analyzing parts or details that constitute the poetic text, and thereby highlighting the value of creativity and poetic potentials, intellectual energies, cultural dimensions and values in the poems under study.