مجلة الجامعة اليمنية : مجلة علمية محكمة - نصف سنوية تصدرها الجامعة اليمنية العدد الثالث عشر

Abstract

This research examines examples of descriptive poetry in the Diwan of ibn Khafajah al-Andalusi, focusing on the descriptive aspect and the influence of natural beauty in Andalusia. Andalusia was distinguished by its beautiful natural environment, and poets were drawn to describing and celebrating this beauty. Ibn Khafajah was among the foremost of these poets, for whom nature represented a rich and important source in the structure of his poetic texts. We found that most of his poems address aspects of nature, particularly in the descriptive sense, employing various methods and styles to depict and portray its features.

This research, through its structure and methodology, aims to highlight examples of these styles from his poetic texts, supported by artistic and rhetorical analysis.

Among the most important findings of the research are:

• The poet relied on personification and embodiment in his descriptions of nature, striving to humanize it. He employed this extensively, even merging the descriptive purpose with other themes.
• He utilized certain rhetorical devices, creating a musical quality.
• In some of his images, he employed subjective projections in his experiment, thus approaching the realm of objective correlative.