A single simile may receive several classifications because each division asks a different question.
Structure of terms: Are the terms single or composite?
Number and order: Enfolded, separated, taswiya, or jamʿ?
Nature of the respect: Representational or non-representational?
Expression of the respect: Detailed or condensed?
Ease of inference: Obvious or subtle?
“Zayd is like a lion,” for instance, may involve two single terms, a non-representational respect of courage and a condensed expression because courage is not named. There is no contradiction: each label describes a different basis of analysis.