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The present study aims at presenting a lexical-semantic interpretation of Wallace Stevens‟ poems „Anecdote of the Jar‟ and „The Snow Man‟ . The formalist approach is adopted to interpret the two poems . The formalist approach is chosen for the sake of interpreting the poems because it considers the language that is employed in literature as self-centered. The function of such a literary language is to draw the reader‟s attention to the formal characteristic features that working together to form the literary text. The formal features that play a significant role in the poem and help to interpret it are symbols and images. The symbols and images that are employed in the poems aid to interpret them . The paper contains a preface to Wallace Stevens and his relationship with modernism . It also refers to the usability of the formal approach in interpreting poetry, the interpretation of Stevens‟ „Anecdote of the Jar‟ and „The Snow Man‟ and a discussion of the interpretation of the two poems in terms of the formalist approach. The paper ends up with the conclusions and a list of references. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper, entitled ( The Placed Time in Hizebr Mahmoud's Poetry ) attempts to find out the overlapping between the elements of time and place in the poetic texts, as two essential elements that are indispensable in each literary work. Hence, the study tackles the poetic texts that involve the placed time, i.e. the time which is overwhelmed and landed by the place. Then, the study explained and analyzed each text conspicuously, so that it becomes obvious to the reader how time becomes a place, utilizing the metaphor that is capable to make the different textual elements ( time, place and characters ) mutual in their roles in an exciting literary way that influences the reader, interested him, and get his attention . The present paper, entitled ( The Placed Time in Hizebr Mahmoud's Poetry ) attempts to find out the overlapping between the elements of time and place in the poetic texts, as two essential elements that are indispensable in each literary work. Hence, the study tackles the poetic texts that involve the placed time, i.e. the time which is overwhelmed and landed by the place. Then, the study explained and analyzed each text conspicuously, so that it becomes obvious to the reader how time becomes a place, utilizing the metaphor that is capable to make the different textual elements ( time, place and characters ) mutual in their roles in an exciting literary way that influences the reader, interested him, and get his attention . The relationship between time and place is an existential one. It is not possible to imagine a life without them combined, as they are the two correlative elements of existence, and one cannot be separated from the other. This research aims to monitor temporal terms whose significance has expanded to characterize the attributes of a place. So the texts could make what is (( history ))a place on one hand and could make the word (( yesterday )) as a place on the other hand. Moreover, it could derive ((the era )) as a place too, and the rest of the times that became places including events and characters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]