ARB 3901 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ibn Qutaybah, Jahiliyyah, Okaz
6 Mar 2018
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In the jahiliya poem (qassida): the lines are laid out so as to emphasize the end-rhyme of each line. The gap that separates the two halves of the line indicates the point at which the metrical pattern is repeated. The space also marks the division between two distinct segments of syntax, as the sense of the line may be carried over from the first half to the second. The link of such metric and rhyming patterns is more typical of modern free verse (vers libre): al-khalil ibn ahmad of basrah developed the 13 meters by reviewing the canon of poetry up to his period. He based it on rhythmic sounds by knocking on the dinner table as he recited the poems. Talking about unfulfilled love normally attracts the attention of listeners or of the poet"s fans.
