In the field of contemporary literary analysis, it is worth mentioning analytical applied studies dedicated to the rhetoric of literature, which are aimed at developing systematic methods for analyzing the stylistic and rhetorical depth of the literary work. The purpose of this research is to conduct a rhetorical analysis of the poem “al-Ra’y Qabla Shajaa’at al-Shujaa’n” (“Judgment Before the Courage of the Brave”) written by Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi, emphasizing the author’s place among other literary figures as well as the artistic importance of the discussed poem. The problem studied in this paper is represented by the lack of research dedicated to the complete rhetorical analysis of this work despite the importance of the poem in the context of Arabic literature. The aim of this research lies in the rhetorical analysis of the mentioned poem and its relationship with the literary construction of the discussed work and its key idea that reflects such concepts as reason, leadership, and heroism. This paper uses the descriptive and analytical approach in order to analyze the rhetorical strategies used by the poet, the figurative meaning, and stylistic constructions of the analyzed literary work. In particular, the rhetorical devices have a crucial effect on creating the coherence of the poem in terms of its thematic and artistic unity.
In the field of contemporary literary analysis, it is worth mentioning analytical applied studies dedicated to the rhetoric of literature, which are aimed at developing systematic methods for analyzing the stylistic and rhetorical depth of the literary work. The purpose of this research is to conduct a rhetorical analysis of the poem “al-Ra’y Qabla Shajaa’at al-Shujaa’n” (“Judgment Before the Courage of the Brave”) written by Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi, emphasizing the author’s place among other literary figures as well as the artistic importance of the discussed poem. The problem studied in this paper is represented by the lack of research dedicated to the complete rhetorical analysis of this work despite the importance of the poem in the context of Arabic literature. The aim of this research lies in the rhetorical analysis of the mentioned poem and its relationship with the literary construction of the discussed work and its key idea that reflects such concepts as reason, leadership, and heroism. This paper uses the descriptive and analytical approach in order to analyze the rhetorical strategies used by the poet, the figurative meaning, and stylistic constructions of the analyzed literary work. In particular, the rhetorical devices have a crucial effect on creating the coherence of the poem in terms of its thematic and artistic unity.
