LessonsFamiliar and Remote Simile: Detail, Conditional Resemblance, and Rhetorical AcceptanceQuiz

لعدم الظهور
Because the point of resemblance is not immediately apparent.

Two main routes produce remoteness: the hiddenness of the shared respect and the rarity with which the model occurs to the mind. These are distinct causal explanations.

An image may be famous while the particular resemblance drawn from it is obscure. Conversely, a reasonable likeness may involve a model the audience seldom thinks of. Both make transition from subject to model less immediate, but they do so for different reasons.

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Hidden resemblance and rare mental presence

Familiar and Remote Simile: Detail, Conditional Resemblance, and Rhetorical Acceptance

لعدم الظهور
Because the point of resemblance is not immediately apparent.

Two main routes produce remoteness: the hiddenness of the shared respect and the rarity with which the model occurs to the mind. These are distinct causal explanations.

An image may be famous while the particular resemblance drawn from it is obscure. Conversely, a reasonable likeness may involve a model the audience seldom thinks of. Both make transition from subject to model less immediate, but they do so for different reasons.