Stylistic Structures in the Poem "The Iraqi Departs" by the Poet Ahmad Jarallah Yassin
Abstract
This research examines the poem "The Iraqi Departs" by the contemporary Iraqi poet Ahmad Jarallah Yassin through a study of the stylistic structures that underpin the text. It tracks all levels of language, beginning with the smallest unit, sound, progressing through the intermediate unit, syntax, and ending with the largest unit, meaning (semantics).The research seeks to highlight the points of stylistic deviations within the text and analyze them by uncovering the overt stylistic features on the surface and delving into the deeper structures to arrive at the resulting semantic structure.By selecting a stylistic approach that works across all language levels in a single text, the research aims to demonstrate that phonological, syntactic, and semantic deviations combine, interlock, and integrate to produce a unified stylistic structure. Every segment of the text contains a set of stylistic features that complement each other to produce a single, cohesive text.The research plan includes a theoretical introduction, three practical sections, and a conclusion. The introduction defines the concepts of "style" and "stylistics" as related terms with a shared origin, and then clarifies the function of each term. The first section is titled The Phonological Level, focusing on two prominent phonetic structures in the poem: repetition and antithesis. The second section is titled The Syntactic Level, which is divided into two parts: the first deals with foregrounding (placement of elements) and the second with concentration (emphasis), both of which appear more prominently in the poem than other syntactic features. The third section, The Semantic Level, addresses metaphor and simile as rhetorical devices that contribute to the overall structure of the text. The conclusion summarizes the key findings of the research.