Symbolic contexts in the Palestinian poetry on the basis of the works of Mahmoud Darwish

In the Palestinian literature very often appear symbolic motives, mythological elements and legends. Symbolism is particularly evident in the works of the most famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. His first poems were characterized by modest symbolism expressed in concrete terms relating to the Palestinian reality and nature. For example, the words: olive, orange, wheat, sun, night, stone, sea and moon represent specific symbolic meanings in the concept of the Palestinians, at specific time and environment. In Darwish’s poetry significant progress in using more perfect and richer symbols can be observed. His collection of poems Weddings, 1977, was the beginning of the complicated symbolism, which is not limited to single words, but applies to the entire context of poem. This trend became noticeable in many works of the Palestinian poets in the last decades of the twentieth century, which is a very important aspect of the modern Palestinian poetry