The Prosodic Structure and its Influence on Linguistic Formation in Al-Mutanabbi's Poetry

This study aims to re-evaluate Al-Mutanabbi's poetic evidence from a prosodic perspective, moving beyond previous critical readings that considered his unconventional linguistic usages to be errors or points of weakness. A key motivation for this study is that past and present research has focused primarily on the linguistic, grammatical, and morphological aspects, while neglecting the prosodic structure—the foundational mold upon which poetry is built. This oversight has led to inaccurate interpretations. This research gap necessitated an integrated four-stage methodology: descriptive, analytical, critical, and conclusive. This approach was employed to uncover the reciprocal relationship between poetic meter and Al-Mutanabbi's linguistic composition, ultimately revealing whether his usages were genuine errors or a reflection of his masterful control over poetic rhythm. The research was divided into three sections (Language, Grammar, and Morphology), following the critical directions previously noted on Al-Mutanabbi's poetry. The study concluded that many of Al-Mutanabbi's linguistic usages are not flawed. Instead, they can be traced back to valid linguistic origins or are a result of poetic license and the demands of rhyme. Furthermore, the research proved that Al-Mutanabbi often altered his linguistic structure to maintain the integrity of the poetic meter.