Tikrit University

Figurative Image Among Blind Poets in the Abbasid Era

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 College of Education for Women / Tikrit University

2 College of Education for Women/ Tikrit University

10.25130/Lang.8.12.2.2
Abstract
This study examines the use of visual imagery in the supplications of blind poets during the Abbasid era. The research focuses on studying the concept of visual imagery from a linguistic and terminological perspective. Types of visual imagery used, such as simile and its linguistic and terminological meanings, metaphor and its linguistic and terminological meanings, and metonymy and its linguistic and terminological meanings in these supplications are discussed. The specific poetic models that utilize these visual images in Abbasid poetry are also analyzed. The study is concluded with a summary of the main findings and important observations regarding visual imagery in Abbasid poetry

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