Usage of symbols in the poetry of Fadwa Toqan(Analytical Study)
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The article entitled:" Usage of symbols in the poetry of Fadwa
Toqan (Analytical Study)“aimed to illustrate the most important symbols
which the poetess used in her Arabic poetry for Palestinian people. She tried
her best to convey the message of Palestinian to all over the world in her very
impressive way. Fadwa Toqan is one of the Arab contemporary literary
figures who contributed towards contemporary Arabic literature and occupied
her position through hard working and developing her poetic experience in
Modern Arabic poetry. She succeeded in her mission, regardless the
limitations & habits of her family. She belonged to a noble family. She wrote
in Arabic poetry & prose and awarded many national, international prizes. She
was born in 1917and died in 2003.
Fadwa Tokan used symbols to express what was there in her mind,
feelings and its reactions with self living in her society. She described symbols
in her poetry to enable the people of her nation for freedom .She motivated her
nation through symlobs described in her poetry and prose. The symbols made
it possible for us to understand contents of her poetry and to benefit from her
experience. The poetess used natural items a lot in a semantic symbolic way.
The poetess succeeded to make the details of natural elements and life sources
of inspiration. This article opens the way for more research and mentions some
issues that need more elaboration and investigation such as the study of
symbolism in the prose of Fadwa Toqan (i.e. her biography) as well as the
study of symbol in poetry of the Palestinian and Arab poets since such studies
enrich the Arabic literature and criticism. She addressed her nation through
symbolic words,these symbolic words have been described in this article.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Muhammad saleembin Ismail. (2020) استخدام الرموز في شعر فدوى طوقان)دراسة تحليلة(, Journal of Islamic Civilization and Culture, Volume 3, Issue 1.
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