The Aesthetic of Metaphorical Expression in the Poetry of Sheikh Dr. Abdul Hadi Al-Fadli

Abstract

The research presented a rhetorical study of the art of metaphor and its expressive aesthetics in the poetry of Sheikh Dr. Abdul Hadi Al-Fadli. The poet Al-Fadli used this art to conceal the true meaning, in other words, the recipient infers it indirectly. This is the secret of the beauty of this art. Al-Fadli used metaphorical expressions to conceal the attribute and the described, using symbolism in them and using words that are concealed to highlight the aesthetics of expression first and to expand the circle of meanings that come to the recipient's mind in a way that serves the text and increases its eloquence. Especially since the phrases that are concealed in his poetry are not motivated by fear or criticism or because they hide words or ideas that are outside the norms of society and religion, but rather they are a means by which he expresses his love, loyalty, and pride in his children, friends, country or his criticism of some negative phenomena in society. Therefore, metaphorical expression was a rhetorical means by which Al-Fadli achieved his goal and influenced the recipient.