The phenomenon of repetition according to Abu Al-Ala’ Al-Ma’arri in “The Chapters and Ends”

Abstract

Repetition is a stylistic phenomenon known to rhetoricians in all its eras. It has different types of letter, noun, verb and phrase. It is the one who has different connotations when writers use it. Al-Ma’arri is one of those who used it in his book called “Fouls wal-Ghaiyat” abundantly, so he does not confine it to the usual repetitions of verbal repetition, but rather focuses on intangible repetitions such as synonymy, observance of counterparts, and ascending repetition. This article aims to define repetition at the beginning, and then clarify what is meant by it according to Al-Ma’arri. And his different types by mentioning the models and indications that made Al-Ma'arri resort to its different types. The approach that I chose is the analytical approach that stems from the environment of the text, extracting the types of repetition from the book Al-Fusul wal-Giāyāt. .