An Analysis of Binary Opposition in Three Poetry Books of Mohammad Maghout

Mohammad Maghout, a contemporary Syrian poet, is one of the very pioneers of blank verse poetry in Arabic literature. Opposition and contradiction can be traced as a stylistic and dynamic feature of his many poems, making them not boring or dull. Marked lexicon and poetic forms, rendered in a subtle way make the readers amazing and sensitive. As a result of this dual contrast Mohammad Maghout stays outstanding in the realm of Arabic poetry, leading to his contradictory personality. He says “This is my nature, the essence I’m unable to change.” This dual conceptuality is depicted in the way the poet has experienced in real life, hence, a contradiction in his identity and universe. In this study, it was tried to examine this unique duality of Mohammad Maghout poetry in a descriptive and analytic approach. Through pinpointing his three main works (Sadness in the Moonlight, A Room with Millions of Walls, and Happiness Is Not My Profession), it was concluded that Mohammad Maghout has resorted to dual conceptuality to show his political and ideological issues. So, he has tried to tackle the readers’ minds and lead them to environmental aesthetic of his poems. This unprecedented frequent use of contradictions defines a new style in Arabic poetry that is unique to Mohammad Maghout.