A critical Discourse Analysis of Two Poems on Imam Hasan | ||
| AL-AMEED JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 5, August 2017, Pages 39-68 | ||
| Author | ||
| Asst. Lect. Wafaa Sahib Mehdi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Language users’ choices of linguistic forms and expressions are usually guided by their thoughts, feelings, attitudes and their stance or points of view in the real world. One main serious reflection is the issue of religious ideology.Throughout history, different contradictory religious beliefs, concepts and opinions emerged due to various political disputes and authorial struggles or controversies by some parties and personae.This hints on the discourse produced in relation with this regard.A poet who opts to write a piece of discourse on a certain character is certainly affected by the personality and attributes of this character or he has a view to share. One way of approaching such kind of discourse is critical discourse analysis (CDA). Language, according to CDA, is never neutral and it always has some implications of the world that surrounds us. Critical studies is concerned with scrutinizing power relations,ideological manifestations and hegemony in social practices. The current paper is a CDA of a poem commemorating Imam Hasan. It sheds light on the religious ideologies of Shia’s doctrineapparent in such kinds of poems by conceptualizing the way Shiasknow, view and feel their Imam. The poem is of a well- known religious Shia poet and a man of science.The poet and his piece of writing are selected randomly to get a critical analysis. This study raises the following questions: What are the religious ideologies reflected in poetry written on Imam Hasan? What are the figurative uses of language utilized to enhance presenting these ideologies? To answer these questions, the study develops an analytical framework for the critical analysis of the data under scrutiny. It is hypothesized that such kinds of poetry bear ideological connotations reflecting the Shia’s beliefs and concepts. This is usually accompanied by figurative uses of language, let alone the factthat the language of poetry is usually loaded with figurative rhetorical devices. The analysis verifies the two set hypotheses. This research is hoped to be of value to those interested in critical studies, religious ideologies studiesand figurativity in poetry. | ||
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