Central imageCategory or deviceDecisive feature
A horse capturing two preyTablīghCustomarily possible
Honour following a former neighbourIghrāqConceivable but beyond custom
Fear in the not-yet-createdGhulūwRational impossibility
“Yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾu”Qualifying nearnessAlmost occurring, not actual occurrence
Dust appearing suspended by hoovesEffective imageryLink between observation and imagination
The table states the diagnostic roles of the examples. Each new passage must be judged by its own intended meaning, context and form of possibility.