As a work of art, poetry is a world of meaning that the artist creates with words to express feelings and thoughts. This world of meaning consists of two basic strata, which are the words and sounds that make up the poem as the first stratum, and the second is the meaning stratum where the message the poet wants to convey to the recipient through words. Although both strata are important for the art of poetry, the main purpose of the poet is to establish the meaning world of poetry, namely, the irreal stratum, through the word stratum. This irreal stratum is enriched by the elements such as the knowledge, culture, interpretation of the realm of existence, artistic ability, emotional intensity, etc. of the poet. The reflection of these elements on the poem enriches the semantic world of the poem creating rich connotations in the mind of the reader. The more a poem connotates elements in the mind of the reader through the semantic strata in the irreal stratum, the more valuable it becomes artistically. In this context, it is a necessity to discuss and analyze the semantic strata especially in odes to uncover the artistic value of classical Turkish poetry. Based on this idea, Nesati’s ode with “even” redif will be analyzed, and the semantic strata in the irreal stratum will be discussed.

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