Linguo-Stylistic Interpretation of the Poems “Zapis o očima” (Text About the Eyes) by Mak Dizdar and “Stećak” (Tombstone) by Skender Kulenović

Abstract

This paper offers a linguo-stylistic interpretation of two poems: Zapis o očima (Text about the Eyes) by Mehmedalija Mak Dizdar and Stećak (Tombstone) by Skender Kulenović. The goal of the study is to highlight the unique stylistic techniques employed by the poets and the expressive effects these techniques achieve. The paper begins with a brief theoretical overview of linguo-stylistics and the concept of style. The poetry of Mak Dizdar and Skender Kulenović can be analyzed on multiple linguistic levels, and this paper focuses on examining the most prominent stylistic elements at the phonetic-phonological, morphological, syntactic, and lexical levels. Both poems share a common thread in their linguistic portrayal of the universal fate of the Bosnian people and humanity at large, where both archaic language features and the modern expression of Bosnian are functionally integrated.