AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SOME STYLISTIC FEATURES IN JAMIL MUHAMMAD SADIS’S POETRY

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SOME STYLISTIC FEATURES IN JAMIL MUHAMMAD SADIS’S POETRY

Abstract:

This dissertation attempts to study some stylistic features of the Arabic poetry of Jamil Muhammad Sadis; a contemporary young Nigerian poet who lives in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The importance of this research was derived from the fact that the works of the poet were original and virgin on which no research was carried out before in spite of their quality. The work gives the biography of the poet and a detailed evaluation of his literary works. The theory of Stylistics, its major areas and relationship to literature were also thoroughly discussed. In chapter five, the poems were studied in the light of some of the major stylistic theories notably: Intertextuality, Repetition and Deviation. The nature and the application of such theories were duly discussed as they occur in the poems; they were elaborately with critical judgments passed on them in the light of fundamental objectivity of stylistics. The study was then summarized and the findings showed that the poet‟s mindset was influenced by his training as a specialist in the Quran Sciences. His stay for more than a decade in an Arabic-speaking community has also shaped his linguistic expertise and gave him a simple form of language with eloquence and a clear style. His employment of stylistic features in the poems which was as a result of his contact with the works of classical and modern Arabic poets and his aspiration for perfection in his composition has given his works a great value in terms of literary excellence. His diverse training helped him in having a refined imagination.

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SOME STYLISTIC FEATURES IN JAMIL MUHAMMAD SADIS’S POETRY

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