The Poetics of Love in al-Asma’i’s Poetry Sawt Shafiri Bulbuli: A Roman Jakobson Poetic Function Analysis

Saputra, Nur Robi Ari and Masadi, M. Anwar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2071-179X (2025) The Poetics of Love in al-Asma’i’s Poetry Sawt Shafiri Bulbuli: A Roman Jakobson Poetic Function Analysis. JBSI: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia. ISSN 2809238X

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Abstract

Modern poetry surpasses artistic and academic limits, serving as a medium for reflection, social critique, and shared expression. Its enduring relevance derives from Roman Jakobson’s poetic function, emphasizing rhythm, rhyme, parallelism, and metaphor. This study explores that function in al-Asma?i’s classical Arabic poem ?awt ?af?ri al-Bulbul?, focusing on phonological and syntactic elements that shape its aesthetic impact. This study applies a qualitative method using a structuralist approach. The primary data come from al-Asma?i’s I?lamu an-N?si bim? Waqa?a lil-Baramakah ma?a Ban? al-?Abb?si (Dar al-Kutub al-?Ilmiyyah). The analysis includes close reading, identification of phonological elements (assonance and alliteration) and syntactic structures, followed by data reduction and interpretation within Jakobson’s framework of language functions. The analysis of al-Asma?i’s classical Arabic poem ?awt ?af?ri al-Bulbul? across phonological, syntactic, and semantic levels reveals the prominence of the poetic function. Phonologically, repeated consonants and vowels generate a musical tone akin to birdsong. Syntactically, sentence variations create balance and enhance aesthetic appeal. Semantically, metaphor and metonymy highlight expressive form rather than literal meaning. This study concludes that the aesthetic value of ?awt ?af?ri al-Bulbul? resides not only in its thematic content but also in its linguistic structure. Jakobson’s principle of equivalence between the axes of selection and combination serves as the core mechanism shaping the poem’s aesthetic effect. Hence, examining the poetic function enables a deeper understanding of poetry as a linguistic art form grounded in creativity and socio-cultural context.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	poetic function, jakobson, classical poetry
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200527 Arabic Literature (al-Adab al-‘Arabī) > 20052705 Naqd al-Adab (Arabic Literary Criticism) - al-Syi'r (Poetry)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	M.anwar Ma masadi anwar
Date Deposited:	12 May 2026 09:33

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