in arabic poetry, the device of repetition functions at two levels: form and meaning. in form, repetition makes for musical richness, and in meaning, it makes for emphasis. the present article is a study of repetition in “an address from the market of idleness” by palestinian poet samä«h al-qäsim. the poem depicts actual and possible palestinian sufferings inflicted by israelis and stresse...

palestinian women have not only collaborated with men in issues such as social, political and cultural affairs but also in literary fields. they have even been pioneer in some fields. a number of senses of contemporary palestinian poetries have been considered by both genders which include different types of sentimental poetries such as ghazals and love poems. although ghazal has been among the...

This comparative study aims at highlighting the symbolism of olive tree in Palestinian and Spanish poetry. Since is elemental both cultures, attempts to tackle four main themes such a dominant tree: resistance, peace, eternity, homeland. In order conduct study, number poems employing are investigated analyzed highlight closeness between cultures. The tries prove matchfullness poetries. selectio...

The present study retested previously reported empirical evidence suggesting an iconic relation between sound and emotional meaning in poetry. To this end, we analyzed the frequency of certain phoneme classes in 48 German poems and correlated them with ratings for emotional classification. Our analyses provide evidence for a link between the emotional classification of poems (joyful vs. sad) an...

irony is a tool that implicitly treats social realities by drawing upon wit. such wit is backed up with silent thought and contemplation that would quietly yet effectively shriek man out of his slumber of oblivion. thus, irony is a means to an end and a weapon aimed at certain individuals or groups of people. among the features of ibrahim touqan’s poetry is the sincere and passionate obsession ...

the largest areas of resistance poetry of the arabic literature. many poets poetry revolves around the axis. resistance poet tries to express his hope for freedom and spirit of defiance and resistance to induce people to enter the battlefields stir in the audience. looking at the palestinian resistance poetry, abdurraḥym maḥmūd will find one of the practitioners who stood alongside the resistan...

Conveying scientific content with accuracy and fluency takes practice and requires deep understanding of the concepts being conveyed. This depth of knowledge comes from internalizing information and constructing it into a form that is unique and coherent to the individual. Often in science classrooms there is little or no opportunity for students to practice this type of thinking, activities th...