What makes the five parallel clauses effective?
The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Guidance, Mortality, and Evasive Responses
- Only repeating a single word
- A long genealogy
- Similar verb patterns and contrast in responses
- The meter of a poem
The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Guidance, Mortality, and Evasive Responses