C2

Arabic Poetry and Meter

الشعر والعروض

About this concept

Classical prosody (عروض): 16 meters (بحور), feet patterns, rhyme schemes. Understanding scansion, types of deviation. Al-Khalil's system.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C2.

Examples

البحر الطويل: فعولن مفاعيلن فعولن مفاعلنAt-Taweel meter pattern
قفا نبك من ذكرى حبيب ومنزلStop, let us weep... (Mu'allaqa)
بحر الكامل، البسيط، الوافرAl-Kamil, Al-Basit, Al-Wafir meters
القافية والرويrhyme and rhyme letter

Prerequisite

Arabic Rhetoric (Balagha)C1

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