Abstract
This work aims to analyze the ontological status of poetic language, underpinned by a particular rhythm, based on the appreciation of two poems written by Orides Fontela: “Gênesis” (Helianto, 1973) and “Antigênesis” (Rosácea, 1986). Therefore, we will use Henri Meschonnic (2006)MESCHONNIC, Henri (2006). Linguagem ritmo e vida. Tradução de Cristiano Florentino. Belo Horizonte: Fale/UFMG. and Paul Valéry (2007)VALÉRY, Paul (2007). Variedades. Tradução de Maiza Martins de Siqueira. São Paulo: Iluminuras. considerations concerning the formalization of poems as genuinely critical, scriptural objects of language, of themselves and of the world.
Keywords:
Orides Fontela; poetic criticism; poetic language; rhythm