ElementImage in the verseSubjectDust raised by the racing wild assesComparisonDense smoke of a blazing fireMarkerka- in ka-dukhānShared featureA tall, thick, rising plume
The simile is predominantly visual. Dust rising at a distance resembles smoke lifting from a fire. A few stones at the hooves have now developed into an expansive image filling the scene.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Wild Asses, Thirst, Desert Travel and the Watercourse (Verses 25–35)
ElementImage in the verseSubjectDust raised by the racing wild assesComparisonDense smoke of a blazing fireMarkerka- in ka-dukhānShared featureA tall, thick, rising plume
The simile is predominantly visual. Dust rising at a distance resembles smoke lifting from a fire. A few stones at the hooves have now developed into an expansive image filling the scene.