Elegy in Al-Khansa's poetry: A Study of contrast
Ibrahim Salih Idris Abu Bakr
College of Education: Al-Hasahisa, Dept. of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Al-Jazeera University_ Sudan
Mohammed Ahmad Al_Amin
College of Education: Al-Hasahisa, Dept. of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Al-Jazeera University_ Sudan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.2.4.19
Keywords: Elegy Contract Style Pre_Islam Islam
Abstract
this paper: "Lamentations in Al-Khansa's poetry: A Study in Contrast" is an attempt to define Ratha' (elegy) and to understand the rhetorical style of contrast in Al-Khansa's elegies for those who had strong bonds of kinship with her. Using the descriptive and psycho-analytical method.
The study begins with an introduction about "elegy" according to poets, writers and critics followed by an attempt to explore contrast in Al-Khansa's poetry and then a critical analysis of her use of contrast in her elegies. The study reached at some conclusions such as the diversity of Al-Khansa's elegies and her view of death as an enemy and
