LessonsIghārah and Maskh: Recasting Verse, Eloquence and Literary AppraisalQuiz

Īḍāḥ is an improvement when the later expression makes the intended thought easier to understand without needlessly replacing its substance.

An earlier figure may be elegant yet indirect. If the later wording guides the reader more readily to the same point, it gains in clarity of indication.

Clarification differs from concision: the former concerns accessibility of meaning; the latter removes unnecessary verbal length. A somewhat longer sentence can still be the clearer one.

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Īḍāḥ: making the thought clearer

Ighārah and Maskh: Recasting Verse, Eloquence and Literary Appraisal

Īḍāḥ is an improvement when the later expression makes the intended thought easier to understand without needlessly replacing its substance.

An earlier figure may be elegant yet indirect. If the later wording guides the reader more readily to the same point, it gains in clarity of indication.

Clarification differs from concision: the former concerns accessibility of meaning; the latter removes unnecessary verbal length. A somewhat longer sentence can still be the clearer one.