Investigating the Phonetic Structure of Tufīq Zayyā's Poem: the Case Study of Hunā Bāqūn Ode

Phonetic analysis is one of the most important aspects of contemporary linguistics research and stylistic levels. This is because the sound is one of the most striking phenomenon that deeply affects poetry and plays an important role in determining the pattern of words and their implications. This way, the sound, by creating a sort of music and rhyme, distinguishes one poem from other poems. This research aims at identifying the phonetic structure of the ode "hunā bāqūn". This is a famous ode written by the contemporary Palestinian poet Tufīq Zayyā and is about Palestinian resistance for achieving freedom. This research, with a descriptive-analytic method, aims at identifying the phonetic structure of this ode. It also aims at identifying the role of sounds used by the poet to express his feelings. In this regard, sound such as voiced sounds, plosives and fricatives as well as the relationship between a sound and its meaning in this ode were investigated. The results showed that plosive and voiced sounds were employed more than fricative and voiceless sounds in order to create a revolutionary mood in the audience's mind. The repetitive use of some sounds have implications. For example, the use of /r/, /sh/, and /a/ sounds was to imply a persistent progress for battling, conveying the mood of resistance, and expressing alacrity and inner feelings, respectively. The repetitive use of sounds also adds to the rhythmic quality of the ode.