Abstract

The research sought to study the structural and thematic development of children’s poetry in the Oman by analyzing 6 collections of Omani poets to extract the characteristics of language, style, content, and form of Omani poetry directed to children. The research used a card to analyze 223 texts and concluded that the texts sampled for the study consider the standards of children’s literature in the axes (language, content, and form) in moderate proportions. In the characteristics of the language and style axis: the meanings and buildings are harmonious, and their words are simple, the sentence patterns are short and easy, and the paragraphs are interconnected in conveying the meaning. However, the results of the research revealed several deficiencies in this axis. Available characteristics and other characteristics that are not available in the content axes also emerged. The form requires increased attention to the standards of children’s literature and the necessity of their availability in the literature presented to children, whether poetry or prose.

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Publication details

DOI
10.53542/2522-2279.1407
Journal
Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 16(1), 106-121
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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APA 7

Al Aisari, A. M. A. (2025). Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 16(1), 106-121. https://doi.org/10.53542/2522-2279.1407

MLA 9

Al Aisari, Amur Mohamed Amur. "Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, 2025, pp. 106-121. https://doi.org/10.53542/2522-2279.1407.

Chicago (author–date)

Al Aisari, Amur Mohamed Amur. 2025. "Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 16 (1): 106-121. https://doi.org/10.53542/2522-2279.1407.

Harvard

Al Aisari, A. M. A. (2025) 'Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman', Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 16(1), pp. 106-121. doi:10.53542/2522-2279.1407.

Vancouver

Al Aisari AMA. Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 2025;16(1):106-121. doi:10.53542/2522-2279.1407

IEEE

A. M. A. Al Aisari, "Cases of structural and thematic development of children's poetry in Oman," Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 106-121, 2025, doi: 10.53542/2522-2279.1407.