Repetition in Mahrous Bareek's Poetry: A Descriptive Semantic Study

Abstract

This research investigated the phenomenon of "Repetition in Mahrous Bareek's Poetry: A Descriptive Semantic Study" to explore the aesthetic, psychological, and rhythmic dimensions that this stylistic feature produces within his poetic collections. The study addresses the problem of how the poet heavily utilizes repetition and the extent to which this recurrence is linked to artistic and emotional significance within the poetic text. Utilizing a descriptive-analytical approach, the study classified and analyzed the poetic evidence. The research structure was divided into four main levels: repetition of letters repetition of words (both horizontal and vertical/anaphora), repetition of refrains, and morphological/derivational repetition.  The study yielded several key results, most notably that repetition in Bareek’s poetry is a conscious stylistic feature that contributes to the coherence and unity of the text. Furthermore, it is deeply connected to the poet's emotional state, reflecting themes of love, alienation, grief, and political irony. The study also demonstrated the poet's proficiency in employing long vowels (extension letters) to vent his anxieties, as well as his diligence in avoiding rhyme defects (such as Ita'a) by utilizing complete homonymy (Jinas).