Study of the function of music in visualization and imagination in the poetry of Abdullah Bardony

Music in lyrics is one of the important elements that create poetic images and stimulating the imagination of audience. With rhythmic words and suitable classical prosody, a poet can depict in the audience the images that arouse the intended emotions and imagination. Given that the sense of hearing plays a primary role in the blind, the present study seeks to examine the status of music in the poetry of Abdullah Brdony, a Yemeni blind poet, and how it functions to arouse imagination and draw desired mental images. The research, which is based on a descriptive-analytical method, is an attempt to determine how successful the poet has been in creating images using musical lyrics. The results of the study show that Abdullah Brdony has been able to create exquisite images in the mind of the audience by using such prosodic factors as rhyme, rhythm, and short but exciting feet. The major feature of his internal music is the repetition of certain letters or words.