Rhetorical Devices in the Poetry of Ibn Hani Al-Andalusi

Abstract

1. The reasons for the implication of the Quran texts in his poetry are not religious only but he may resort to them for subjective considerations represented by two main reasons; to add holiness to his Ismaili doctrine and legalize it in the people's mind; then to get benefit from the one he praised – the caliph. 2. The desire to gain as much as possible of the gifts and prizes due to the psychology of the caliphs, princes, and leaders so Ibn Hani's verse is full of exaggeration to reveal the generosity and bravery of the one he praises