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

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Metaphor whose two terms may coexist in one subject is called concordant.

Here concordance means compatibility. A living human being may also possess guidance and understanding, so biological life and the figuratively expressed life of guidance do not exclude one another. Both properties can be present in one person.

The term does not mean that every pleasant or approving metaphor is concordant. Evaluation as praise or blame is a different question. What determines this classification is whether the relevant senses are able to coexist in the same subject.

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The meaning of a concordant metaphor

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

ولقسم الاستعارة التي يمكن اجتماع طرفيها في شيء وفاقية
Metaphor whose two terms may coexist in one subject is called concordant.

Here concordance means compatibility. A living human being may also possess guidance and understanding, so biological life and the figuratively expressed life of guidance do not exclude one another. Both properties can be present in one person.

The term does not mean that every pleasant or approving metaphor is concordant. Evaluation as praise or blame is a different question. What determines this classification is whether the relevant senses are able to coexist in the same subject.