Textural and Rhythmic Level of Ahmed Shawqi's Poetry: Elegiac Poems

Abstract

This paper aims at revealing some of the technical performance standard transforming the word into poetic technique and craftsmanship. It is divided into two chapters preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion which presents the most important results. The introduction is devoted to depict the autobiographical elements of the poet, his education and his treatment of elegiac poetry. Chapter one is devoted to study the structural level. It consists of one section embodying foregrounding, clefting, ellipsis…etc. Chapter two is devoted to study the musical level. It focuses on the musical shape forming the linguistic structure to suit the poet's implications. This chapter is divided into two sections; the first deal with the external musical structure in its two aspects rhyme and rhythm, while the second deals with the internal creative rhythm. The paper ends with aconclusion summing up the most important results .