The object of this research is taking about the art image in the poetry of Abu Al-alaa Al-Ma'arry's through metaphor and metonymy. Abu Al-alaa Al-Ma'arry used the metaphor because he was able -by using it- to evade from taking directly about the attribute or about what he describe. So that, his metonymies varies between the obvious and the obscure which Demonstrate his ability to use words and puzzles to express the various meaning by using brief words.Metaphor also contributed to express his ideas and meanings which he translated it as metaphoric images, and he assorted his relations linking the two parties.