The Hidden Patterns in the Poem “Clouds in the Walls of the Night”by Zakia Mal Allah: A Semiotic Approach

Abstract

 The study aimed to identify the most prominent artistic features of poetic discourse in the poem (Clouds in the Walls of the Night) by the poet Zakiya Malallah Abdel Aziz, who expressed her vision, and came in the form of a holistic format, and within a growing interactive network. Therefore, the study raises several questions represented in: What are these formats? How does it work? And what are its functions? What are the technical techniques that it begs to highlight these implicit formats and to show their effectiveness in the text?

 The study invoked the semiotic method; To fit the nature of the delusional text, which is open to the world of significance at the same time, which qualifies it to grasp the connotations inherent in its depths, so the self-succeeded in employing the sign; To reflect the characteristics of Gulf women through their thinking and aspirations, and to prove that Gulf feminist literature is worthy of attracting the pens of critics, and attracting the Arab audience to read its literary and cultural output.