Information Package / Course Catalogue
Poetry Interpretation
Course Code: İL438
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To give information about commentary and commentary tradition in Turkish-Islamic Literature. To discover the rich world of meaning of poetry through commentaries on sample poems.

Course Content

The student who chooses this course will understand poetry more easily with its commentary. Learns the concept of mazmun and literary arts. Realizes the richness of the semantic world of poetry.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The student defines the concept of poetry commentary.
2.The student evaluates important commentary texts written on Sufi poems.
3.The student discusses the role of poetry commentary in making sense of the poem.
4.The student tries to produce alternative commentaries to the poems.
5.The student analyzes that figures of speech and metaphors enrich the semantic world of poetry.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ali Nihat Tarlan, Fuzûlî Divanı Şerhi, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2020.
2.Ömür Ceylan, Gazel Şerhleri, Ankara: Kesit Yayınları, 2011.
3.Metin Akar, Su Kasidesi Şerhi, Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, 2000.
4.Muhammet Nur Doğan, Fâtih Divânı ve Şerhi, İstanbul: Türkiye Yazma Eserler Kurumu Başkanlığı Yayınları, 2023.
5.Ozan Yılmaz, Klâsik Şerh Edebiyatı Literatürü, Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, Cilt 5, Sayı 9, 2007, 271-304.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is commentary and what is not? What does poetry commentary mean? / The Relationship and Contact of Commentary with Fields of Theology
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 2 - Theoretical
Commentary Tradition in Turkish Islamic Literature
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 3 - Theoretical
The most annotated poems and the most famous commentators
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 4 - Theoretical
Commentary Examples from Mesnevi
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 5 - Theoretical
Commentaries of the Poem "Çıkdım Erik Dalına"
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 6 - Theoretical
Commentaries of the Poem "Çalabım Bir Şâr Yaratmış"
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 7 - Theoretical
Commentary Examples from Su Kasidesi
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 8 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 10 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 11 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 12 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 13 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 14 - Theoretical
Poetry Commentary and General Evaluation of the Term
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment71114
Reading71114
Individual Work71114
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026