he function of natural symbols in the poetry of Sulaiman al-IssaCase study: Book titled “arajih tughni lil'atfal ”

A symbol as one of the artistic imageries connects the artist's mind and his unconscious mind with the realities of the universe. The symbol is widely used in literary texts. In the children's literature, despite the simple mindset of the audience and the lack of comprehension of complex interpretations, the need for artistic use of familiar symbols to convey abstract concepts is necessary. Among the symbols, the natural symbols are widely used in the children's literature. Therefore, poet and author create some symbols out of elements of nature, such as the mountains, plains, and sea … so that children easily comprehend intangible concepts. This paper uses a descriptive-analytical method to analyze the natural phenomena in the poetry of Sulaiman al-Issa (1921-2013), a children’s poet of Syria and indicate the poet's purposes of using natural symbols in his poetry. The results indicated that the symbols were in line with the poet's ideals, that is, the creation of hope and raising the motivation of efforts in children and adolescents to achieve ethnic desires. The poet tried to pay attention to the goals of the Palestinian children and defamiliarize the face of some popular symbols to make them popular and change the attitude of children towards these creatures.