Shadow in the Poetry of Ibnu Nubata Al-Masry
Abstract
The frequent presence of the shadow of the beloved in the poem augments its structure and subject matter. Through the shadow, the poet substantiates his imagination recalling all subtle details with respect to his beloved. It is a powerful tool that arises feelings of separation and parting inside the poet, which affects the psyche of the poet firstly, then the audience subsequently as to the poetic and humane satisfaction the poet gets after the meeting with the shadow. The poet's language surpasses the lexical meanings of the words more to a space of suggestions hidden in himself and he contrives to reveal them to his audience. For the poet, the assets of nature are his raw materials by which he describes his visiting imaginary shadow of the beloved. Also, the image of the blaming person(s) is present to add to the poetic implications as the poet is aware that, to get desired response, his poems must be creative in both creation and reception. So, he meant to create varieties in order to fulfill this goal. It is impossible to separate the poet/man and his visiting imaginary shadow of the beloved because his feelings are closely connected to the shadow, through which he expresses complaints, paining, and grieving for separation and partin. The shadow relates to the following: 1. The shadow and nature. 2. The shadow and the blaming person(s). By the shadow texts, the poet built complete and tight images expressive of his experiences with his lady. Finally, the shadow in Ibn Nubuta's poetry is based on suggestiveness and imagination for both are means of revelation of his secret feelings.