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

In a familiar simile, the likeness is readily apparent through closeness of association, limited detail, or frequent recall of the model. In a remote simile, the shared respect may be hidden, elaborate, or based on a rarely contemplated model, requiring reflective interpretation.

A conditional simile adds a restriction to redefine the likeness; the emphatic/explicit distinction concerns the comparison particle. The acceptable/unacceptable distinction concerns whether the rhetorical purpose has been fulfilled.

The next section, Khātimah fī taqsīm al-tashbīh, completes the divisions of simile in terms of strength and mention or omission of its components. The book then turns to the new discussion of literal and figurative usage.

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

In a familiar simile, the likeness is readily apparent through closeness of association, limited detail, or frequent recall of the model. In a remote simile, the shared respect may be hidden, elaborate, or based on a rarely contemplated model, requiring reflective interpretation.

A conditional simile adds a restriction to redefine the likeness; the emphatic/explicit distinction concerns the comparison particle. The acceptable/unacceptable distinction concerns whether the rhetorical purpose has been fulfilled.

The next section, Khātimah fī taqsīm al-tashbīh, completes the divisions of simile in terms of strength and mention or omission of its components. The book then turns to the new discussion of literal and figurative usage.