LessonsAl-Sakkaki on Derivative Metaphor, Implicit Metaphor, and the Role of Imaginative CluesQuiz

بأن كل مجاز يكون علاقته المشابهة لا يجب أن يكون استعارة لجواز أن يكون له علاقة أخرى
A figurative use involving resemblance need not always be classified as metaphor, since another relation may also be involved.

Recognizing some likeness is not enough to settle the figure’s technical category. The intention, the respect in which a word is used, and other possible relations must also be assessed. Indication, causation, or necessary connection may operate alongside similarity.

This qualification prevents every nonliteral expression from being forced into the metaphor category. The presence of a relation and its role as the decisive basis of the figure are different matters.

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A transfer can involve more than resemblance

Al-Sakkaki on Derivative Metaphor, Implicit Metaphor, and the Role of Imaginative Clues

بأن كل مجاز يكون علاقته المشابهة لا يجب أن يكون استعارة لجواز أن يكون له علاقة أخرى
A figurative use involving resemblance need not always be classified as metaphor, since another relation may also be involved.

Recognizing some likeness is not enough to settle the figure’s technical category. The intention, the respect in which a word is used, and other possible relations must also be assessed. Indication, causation, or necessary connection may operate alongside similarity.

This qualification prevents every nonliteral expression from being forced into the metaphor category. The presence of a relation and its role as the decisive basis of the figure are different matters.