Mr. AhmedDEBDOUCHE, Ms.Zina MILOUDI2019-07-162019-07-162019-07-152019/027https://repository.univ-msila.dz/handle/123456789/15154ABSTRACT Thepresentthesisjuxtaposestwopoets,PhilipFreneaufromtheUSAandMoufdiZakaria fromAlgeria,whosepoemsillustratewhatis widelyknownasliteratureoftherevolution.In thisresearch,theoverallpurposeistopinpointandunmasktheliteraryfunctionofthe variousideologiesembodiedwithintheselectedpoems,andtodeterminethereasonbehind choosingthemasmajorstructuringelements.Toachievethesegoals,thestudyresortstothe CriticalDiscourseAnalysisapproachwhichaimsatexploringcriticallyideological standpointsastheyareexpressedandmanifestedindiscourse.Thisstudyis significantinthe sensethatitattemptsinarelativelygroundbreakingwayto drawclosertwoliteratures- AlgerianandAmerican-whichseemdifferent,but happentohaveseveralthingsincommon. Afterinvestigation,ithasbeenrevealedthatnature,politics,andreligionareeffectivelyused asideologicalmeansforliberatingthealienated,oppressedindividualsfromtheircolonial rulers,andthatwords arenolessimportantthanweaponsinthestruggleforindependence.Keyterms:Literature,revolution,ideologies,criticaldiscourse,independenceThesis