ElementIn the verseSubjectThe mare’s raised neckComparisonA high, stripped palm trunkMarkerka- (‘like’)Shared qualityHeight and uprightness
The comparison does not principally concern sweet dates or fruitfulness. Its focus is the palm’s height and straightness. The date-gatherers’ inability to reach it intensifies the effect.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Cold-Morning Generosity, Defence and a Swift Horse (Verses 62–69)
ElementIn the verseSubjectThe mare’s raised neckComparisonA high, stripped palm trunkMarkerka- (‘like’)Shared qualityHeight and uprightness
The comparison does not principally concern sweet dates or fruitfulness. Its focus is the palm’s height and straightness. The date-gatherers’ inability to reach it intensifies the effect.