1- The general nature of the topic Poetry has always been a popular form of expression, and people enjoy reading it. Since slavery was a major issue throughout history, poems were frequently written about it. So many slaves and anti-slavery people used poetry as a tool to deliver their misery or sympathy and emotions. Thousands of poems about slavery have been composed over the centuries, from ancient languages like Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, to most recent ones in Arabic and English. Two well-known figures in Arabic and English poetry are Antrah Ibn Shaddad al-Absi and Phillis Wheatley. Ibn Shaddad lived in the sixth century while Wheatley lived during the eighteenth century. Even though the two poets lived at different times and they differ in gender, language, country, society, religion, and personality, they both shared very similar experiences and used poetry to express their struggles and their …show more content…
Because slavery is a huge part of history, writers all over the world at different times used literature as a tool to release what they saw or experienced. Some of them wrote it in form of short stories, plays or novels, but poetry has always been the most powerful tool used to convey the strongest emotions with its powerful language, imagery and many other devices. Moreover, I love challenges, and making a comparison and analyses between two slave-poets, who differ not only in the time they lived in but in gender, language, country, society, religion, and personality, appeals to me so much. Also, there are so many researches done to compare between slave-poets from English literature, but no further study discussed slave-poetry as an international concept. 3- The precise nature of the research question The research question: How is slavery depicted in Arabic and English poetry? Phillis Wheatley and Antrah Ibn Shaddad as