The Study of Metaphors in Ahmed Abd al-Muʿti Hejazi’s Poetry In Terms of Indirect Discourse Strategies

The strategy is a way for the speaker to choose the best method of discourse. Each poet and writer tries to use appropriate strategies in his discourse, according to his goals, texture and audience. These strategies are divided into two categories of direct and indirect strategies. One of the tools of indirect strategy is metaphor. Since metaphor has an indirect effect on the listener, it is the best way to convince. Therefore, the poets use it to influence the audience. This study seeks to check the metaphors that Abd al-Muʿti Hejazi has used in his poetry to communicate with the audience. Since this study requires attention to the internal and external context of the text, the best way to achieve this goal is through the pragmatic. What matters in this way is to pay attention to all the factors that make up the text, what external factors and internal factors. According to the research results, Abd al-Muʿti Hejazi, in his poems, seeks to change the situation of the Arab community using this strategy. this poet that has changed his religion poetry from Romanticism to the realism school, communicates with audience using metaphor. In fact, the poet's goal of metaphor is not only to make poetry beautiful, but his goal is to communicate with the audience, So he sometimes creates a new metaphor, and sometimes communicates with the audience by removing what is important and paying attention to the common ground between himself and the audience. The metaphors in poetry of this poet  have two meanings: One of the meanings is appearance and the other is hidden. To understand the hidden meaning of metaphor, should pay attention to the context of the poet's text and his goals. The poet uses personification according to his thoughts and makes it a means to convince the audience not a means to escape to nature.