Poetry Language of Occasions by Eastern Arabs in the Second Half of the Seventh Century Hegira

Abstract

Language is the means used by ahuman being in expressing himself and in communicating with others. In poetry , language has a different function as it is the language of emotions, feelings, and imagination; poets are as different in the schools as they are in the way they look at language – not only in this , but in the way they use the language because their work is influenced by a number of factors like the nature of the society in which they live . Poetry of occasions in the second half of Abbasiyed period is quite different from that of the pervious ages. This study has unfolded a number of comes out. Expression had a significant role in the making of the language of the poetry of festivals in this period ; and these expressions acquired their importance , connotation and their semantic function from the context . Expressions are recognized by both clarity and simplicity . In spite of this , we find some poets eager to use inherited vocals in some occasions and some of the colloquial and extraneous words were also used by other poets. The reason behind this was the great events represented by invasions that time witnessed . Structure had its role in the making of the language of this poetry and this structure is the result of accordance of pronunciations with each other ; structure was also characterized by methods of postponement and those were considered significant tools which helped the poets in their attempt to express their feeling and emotions .