A study of ambiguity in contemporary poetry (The poem "Rasail al-Imam al-Shafi'i" by Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati as a model)

Poetry, as one of the branches of art, follows the general rules of art aesthetics, and ambiguity is one of its essential elements, which is considered an attractive factor and an aesthetic criterion in poetry criticism. In this sense, ambiguity is understood as a phenomenon that evokes certain types of reading and understanding in the text. Uncertainty, polysemyand openness of meaning are the characteristics of ambiguous literary text. In this research, after studying the history, concept and function of ambiguity in contemporary Arabic poetry, we have analyzed this phenomenon in the ode "Rasail al-Imam al-Shafi'i" by Abdul Wahab al-Bayati. From the findings of the research, which was carried out in a descriptive analytical way, it was found that artistic ambiguity is a prominent feature of original poetic works, but trying to organize or regularize it is difficult or impossible because multiple readings of an ambiguous text do not necessarily lead to a complete and accurate understanding, but rather Our taste is affected by the fields of our awareness and mental perceptions. We also found that Bayati's poetry has a level of artistic ambiguity that has emerged in the context of new interpretation techniques such as symbolism, mask, myth and intertextuality, and by deepening the poetic experience, it has made his poetic style lasting and effective.