PurposeIllustration or signal
SuspenseMysterious opening, delayed predicate
Prompt joy/distressal-‘afwu ‘anka / al-qisas
Denial/astonishmenta-ba‘da tuli al-tajribah
Progressionsahih, fasih, baligh
Natural ordersinah before nawm
Scope of negationkullu dhalika lam yakun
Reinforcemental-hilalu zahara
Exclusivityiyyaka na‘budu
Metre/verse endingpoetry, thumma al-jahima salluhu
A sound rhetorical analysis connects the order of the elements with their grammatical relationship and the particular effect created for the listener.