Aesthetics Of the Simile Image in the Poetry Of Hassan Abd Al-Baqi Al-Mosuli

Abstract

Undoubtedly, creative texts, particularly poetic ones, require a meticulous reading to unveil the aesthetics they contain. Our research, entitled "Aesthetics of the Simile Image in the Poetry of Hassan Abdul-Baqi Al-Mawsili," falls within this scope. It examines the images and similes embedded in his texts, which he employed as scenes based on the contrast between the subject of the simile (Al-Mushabbah) and the object of the simile (Al-Mushabbah bihi), and the degree of contrast between them. At times, the former predominates over the latter; sometimes they are equal; and in other instances, the subject predominates over the object, though this is very rare. We attempted to explore the dynamism and stillness of these scenes through the poet's texts, which were characterized by their high poetic language and his skillful,