زَيْدٌ أَسَدٌ فِي الشَّجَاعَةِ
Zayd is a lion in courage: that is, lion-like with respect to bravery.
The particle has disappeared, while “in courage” remains. The utterance now presents Zayd in the lion's form, yet the express respect limits the attribution to bravery.
The strength of particle omission and the precision of an explicit respect coexist. A simile can therefore be emphatic while still describing the intended resemblance in detail.
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Concluding the Classification of Simile: Mention, Omission, and Emphatic Force
زَيْدٌ أَسَدٌ فِي الشَّجَاعَةِ
Zayd is a lion in courage: that is, lion-like with respect to bravery.
The particle has disappeared, while “in courage” remains. The utterance now presents Zayd in the lion's form, yet the express respect limits the attribution to bravery.
The strength of particle omission and the precision of an explicit respect coexist. A simile can therefore be emphatic while still describing the intended resemblance in detail.