FEAR ARABIC PRE- ISLAMIC POETRY

This Thesis was made of four chapters with an introduc- tion and a conclusion. The introdnction was devoted to analyse and study thourghly the meaning of the term “Fear” to gether with its etymology and lexical meanings as illuat- rated in var ions Arabic lexcions and poet ical texts of pre- Islamic period.

Chapter one deals with unknown motives a Reasons of Fear such as time, place and Death. While chapter two was devoted to investigate and analyse the well-known moti- ves and reason of fear such as:

A- Man s fear from wars and raids.

B- Man s fear from gray hair (old age).

C- Man s fear form satire.

D- Man s Fear from animals (wil animals).

E- sovereignity

Chapter three deals with the hatral phenomeua of Fear such as:

A- paralysis ... B- dumbness.

C- sleeplessness insomia ... d- themor thrembling

E- aloofness Abstention ... f- Flight (Escape)

Chapter four was devoted for the Artistic study & Anal- ysis of Fear s poetry according to the following academic issues:

A- poetic diction (language).

B- Artistic lmage its means and struction.

C- poetic masic (Harmony & prosody Rhyme and meter).

I have ended this reseach with aconclusion including its final academic results.

(Mr.) Jalil Hasan Muhammad

Arabic Dept.

College of Arts

University of Mosul.