LessonsClassifying Metaphor by Its Terms and Common Feature: Concordance, Opposition and InclusionQuiz

The question whether a common feature is intrinsic is not limited to a grammatical form. In a borrowed verb, the comparison may involve actions such as running and flying. In a borrowed noun, it may involve a lion and a brave person.

Verbal image: *ṭāra ilayhi* — movement, with rapid traversal as the common feature.
Nominal image: *asad yarmī* — an animal-name applied through the feature of courage.

The morphological form alone does not determine whether a feature is intrinsic. One must analyze what the words mean and which quality the speaker intentionally selects.

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Common features in different grammatical forms

Classifying Metaphor by Its Terms and Common Feature: Concordance, Opposition and Inclusion

The question whether a common feature is intrinsic is not limited to a grammatical form. In a borrowed verb, the comparison may involve actions such as running and flying. In a borrowed noun, it may involve a lion and a brave person.

Verbal image: *ṭāra ilayhi* — movement, with rapid traversal as the common feature.
Nominal image: *asad yarmī* — an animal-name applied through the feature of courage.

The morphological form alone does not determine whether a feature is intrinsic. One must analyze what the words mean and which quality the speaker intentionally selects.