REITERATION AS A BASE OF MEANING IN THE POEM „ZIDANJE SKADRA”

Abstract

The essay is concerned with reiterations in the poem Zidanje Skadra sang by Old Rasko, specifically with those regarding building, building sacrifice, family relations, motherhood, as a base of the poem’s meaning. It has been shown that the poem is composed on the principle of reiteration: from a line, through specific segments to the work as a whole. The author starts from the hypothesis that such analysis could help presenting the poem to students and help their understanding of traditional culture. She believes that this poem could be a good introduction to traditional beliefs concerning relation between men and higher forces. At the same time, this analyses points out real, contemporary human relations appearing in the poem: selfishness, altruism, (in)sensitivity, lie, pain, loss. All these could help students to develop sensibility and to understand traditional culture through experience of the poem’s tragic pathos.