The Imagery of Metonymy in the Poetry Collection of Shihab al-Din al-Tilafari (d. 675 AH)

Abstract

Praise be to Allah, who grants eloquence of speech and comprehension of expression to whom He wills among His servants, and blessings and peace upon the one whose character was the Quran.

This research presents a meticulous reading of the poetry collection (Diwan) of Shihab al-Din al-Tilafari, accompanied by a rhetorical analysis of its verses to identify a rhetorical topic for study. The result is this research titled: The Imagery of Metonymy in the Poetry Collection of Shihab al-Din al-Tilafari (d. 675 AH).

To the best of my knowledge, this topic has not been previously studied in the Diwan of al-Tilafari. The goal of the research is to highlight the metonymical imagery that emerged from the poet’s creativity and to showcase the aesthetic aspects of his figurative metonymical expressions.

Metonymy is considered one of the major branches of rhetoric, heavily relied upon by writers and rhetoricians due to its significant role in constructing literary imagery and embodying emotions and human feelings. A careful reflection on the concept of metonymy reveals a distinction between its meaning and its wording, yet there is a connection between the two through the conceptual elements of the metonymical style.