Types of repetition In Ibtissem Djouamaa's "Fusaifiaa Assamt" poetic collection

Abstract

Repetition is not a mainstream stylistic study or a mathematical process
based on statistical quantification of repeated phenomena. Rather, it Is a tool
that would uncover the poet's self and reflect her feelings. It is for that
reason that repetition Is discarded from the surface view to go deep Into the
literary piece relying on repeated words which carry high semantic content
contributing thus to deepen the target idea. The aim of this research Is to
trace the reasons that led the Algerian poet Ibtisam Djouamaa to focus on
the phenomenon of repetition and incorporate It into her poetic text titled
"Fusaifiaa Alsamt ," which represents a central point in the poem It contains.
The presence of repetition within her poetic text generates a vast amount of
connotations and ideas through a network of different expressive threads. It
requires the user to possess a high level of conscious awareness of the
repeated phrases, as well as substantial linguistic abilities and a rich and
profound poetic memory.
This study aims to clarify the reason behind Ibtisam Djouamaa's attention
to repetition and highlight the prominent role it achieves within her poetic
text