Literary deviceEffect in the narrative
PersonificationA needle described as a remarkable person
MetaphorDepth of poverty and the bow of calamities
ParallelismTwo parties portrayed as equally impoverished
IronyThe elder takes the dinar after a plea for mutual compassion
The literary value lies less in the needle’s price than in the performances, contrasting characters, and reversal. The following passage will further expose their motives.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle, Its Compensation, and the Judge’s Dinar
Literary deviceEffect in the narrative
PersonificationA needle described as a remarkable person
MetaphorDepth of poverty and the bow of calamities
ParallelismTwo parties portrayed as equally impoverished
IronyThe elder takes the dinar after a plea for mutual compassion
The literary value lies less in the needle’s price than in the performances, contrasting characters, and reversal. The following passage will further expose their motives.