Representations of Irony in the Iraqi Prose Poem

Abstract

This research explores the representations of irony in Iraqi prose poetry, viewing it as an effective rhetorical and aesthetic tool in shaping modern poetic texts and as an indicator of shifts in poetic consciousness and cultural context. It aims to analyze the presence of irony in its various forms (verbal, contextual, dramatic) across different generations of prose poets, starting with the 1960s represented by Fawzi Karim and Yassin Taha Hafiz, moving through the 1970s with Abdul-Zahra Zaki, and extending to post-2000 poets such as Raheem Zayer Al-Ghanem and Munther Abdul-Hur. The study employs a textual analytical approach, based on authentic poetic texts. It concludes that irony in Iraqi prose poetry has evolved beyond a mere rhetorical device, becoming a significant artistic structure that reflects a tense awareness of reality, with a poetic stance aimed at astonishment, compression, and expanding the interpretative horizon for the reader.