The Colore Equivalent In Ahmed Tawfeekʹs Poetry

Abstract

It’s a research concerned with the psychological influence of colors and their effectiveness in the construction of the poems of Tawfeek Ahmed. Ordinary language lacks in expressing the Human self and making the natural elements come alive being the reservoir and supporter of all Colors artists especially go directly to the first place to obtain their ideas and enrich their imaginations with an extended crucible of colors and their associations to express their most inner, state of mind and feelings.This research is an applied and analytic study of poetic samples of the poet Tawfeque Ahmad, in which the "color equivalent" is shown clearly.The main object of this approach is to examine the color equivalent and its position in his poetry collections as well as the colours he uses.In addition, it shows its role in forming the text signification. Then, to examine the color equivalent taken part in the poetic impression and forming one of its basic and most important aspects by making the mental image clearer and more accessible.In this way both color equivalent and the other poetic elements come together to form the text inner unity and express it in an artistic and aesthetic way at the same time.Especially that the color equivalent, according to the poet, is mixed with the body of poem and become part of it and contributed in directing its reading .