Symbolic Analysis of Colour in Fadava Toghan's Poetry Book

Abstract

Contemporary poets have enjoyed the effect of colour on man'sspirit and used them to expresstheir feelings about social and political matters. FadavaToghan as an influentialPalestinianpoet has used colours in her poems to reflect people's pains, wishes and hopes. Woman'sfeeling and the delicate spirit of the poet on the one hand and political and social situationsdominated on Palestine land on the other hand have urged her to use colour. In this research,an analytical-descriptive method was applied and the most frequent concepts of colour havebeen extracted from her poetry book. The findings show that black, green and red have beenthe most frequent colours. In her works, green would stand for happiness, hope, beauty,movementand/or Palestine and the nature of the country. Black would stand for sadness,hopelessness, oppression, and the presence of Zionists. Red would mean martyr's blood,national rise and movement.

Keywords

• black
• fadava toghan
• green
• palestine
• red