Olive, The symbol of Resistance in Contemporary Arabic poetry

Symbol has had prominent artistic role in contemporary Arabic literature and especially resistance poetry. Poets have benefited from symbols in difficult conditions to express people`s pain and suffering in the form of poetry. Olive is one of these symbols which emerged in Arab poetry. It indicates Palestine, encouragement for fight, and rich Arab culture, etc. Olive is a symbol of resistance and endurance. This analytic-descriptive article aims to study olive as a symbol in Arab contemporary poetry.

Symbolism, olives, resistance poetry, contemporary Arab poets