Inspiration and Creativity in Poetic Competence and Symbolic Language: A Critical Study

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between symbolic language and poetic competence within poetic discourse, focusing on their interplay with inspiration and creativity. It argues that symbolic language operates as a dense semantic system that transcends direct expression through suggestive and multi-layered structures.
The paper further contends that poetic competence emerges from the interaction between intuitive inspiration and conscious linguistic construction, where creativity is shaped by both cognitive and aesthetic processes. Adopting a descriptive-analytical approach, the study examines how symbolic language restructures meaning through semantic openness, deviation, and intertextual references.
The findings highlight that poetic discourse constitutes a dynamic linguistic space that resists fixed interpretation and enables multiple readings, thereby enhancing its expressive and interpretive potential.