Jahiliyyah poetry
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Jahiliyyah poetry is the corpus of pre-Islamic Arabic verse characterized by elaborate odes, vivid desert imagery, and themes of honor, love, and tribal valor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jahiliyyah poetry canonical | 1 |
| Qasidas (odes) | 1 |
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Target entity: Jahiliyyah poetry Context triple: [Imru' al-Qais, movement, Jahiliyyah poetry]
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Qené poetry
Qené poetry is a traditional Ethiopian form of improvised, metaphor-rich religious verse known for its layered meanings and use in Orthodox Christian liturgy and education.
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Dīvān of Turkic poetry
Dīvān of Turkic poetry is a collection of lyrical poems in the Turkic language attributed to Ismail I (Shah Ismail Khatai), reflecting his role as both a Safavid ruler and a prominent poet.
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Hebrew poetry
Hebrew poetry is the body of poetic literature written in the Hebrew language, especially in the Hebrew Bible, characterized by parallelism, rich imagery, and religious and philosophical themes.
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Dīvān of lyric poems
Dīvān of lyric poems is a celebrated collection of lyrical poetry by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami, showcasing his mastery of mystical and romantic themes in classical Persian verse.
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Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jahiliyyah poetry Target entity description: Jahiliyyah poetry is the corpus of pre-Islamic Arabic verse characterized by elaborate odes, vivid desert imagery, and themes of honor, love, and tribal valor.
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A.
Qené poetry
Qené poetry is a traditional Ethiopian form of improvised, metaphor-rich religious verse known for its layered meanings and use in Orthodox Christian liturgy and education.
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B.
Dīvān of Turkic poetry
Dīvān of Turkic poetry is a collection of lyrical poems in the Turkic language attributed to Ismail I (Shah Ismail Khatai), reflecting his role as both a Safavid ruler and a prominent poet.
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C.
Hebrew poetry
Hebrew poetry is the body of poetic literature written in the Hebrew language, especially in the Hebrew Bible, characterized by parallelism, rich imagery, and religious and philosophical themes.
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D.
Dīvān of lyric poems
Dīvān of lyric poems is a celebrated collection of lyrical poetry by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami, showcasing his mastery of mystical and romantic themes in classical Persian verse.
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E.
Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic poetry
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literary tradition ⓘ pre-Islamic literature ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalCollection |
Asmaʿiyyat
NERFINISHED
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Mufaddaliyyat NERFINISHED ⓘ Muʿallaqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
boasting (fakhr)
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elaborate odes ⓘ elegy (rithaʼ) ⓘ monorhyme structure ⓘ praise (madih) ⓘ satire (hijaʼ) ⓘ strict quantitative meter ⓘ themes of honor ⓘ themes of love ⓘ themes of tribal valor ⓘ tribal themes ⓘ vivid desert imagery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Bedouin tribal society ⓘ |
| hasForm | ode ⓘ |
| hasGenre | qasida ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMeterSystem | al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi’s prosodic system (later codification) ⓘ |
| hasNotablePoet |
Al-Aʿsha
NERFINISHED
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Al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani NERFINISHED ⓘ Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED ⓘ Imruʼ al-Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ Labid ibn Rabiʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarafa ibn al-ʿAbd NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
entertainment at tribal gatherings
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preservation of genealogy ⓘ recording tribal battles ⓘ tribal self-assertion ⓘ vehicle of moral and practical wisdom ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fakhr (boasting section)
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hikma (gnomic wisdom) ⓘ nasib (amatory prelude) ⓘ rahil (desert journey section) ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionMode | oral tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arabic literary criticism
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Arabic rhetorical theory ⓘ classical Arabic poetry ⓘ early Islamic poetry ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
Arabic literature
NERFINISHED
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Islamic studies ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| precedes | Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| usesImagery |
camels
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desert storms ⓘ ruined campsite (atlal) ⓘ wild animals ⓘ |
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