LessonsIlm al-Badiʿ: The First Nine Semantic Rhetorical DevicesQuiz

Tawriyah: an apparent near sense with a remote intended sense.
Iham: opposed possible readings, such as praise or censure.
Tawjih: ordinary words also functioning as names.
Tibaq: meaningful opposition.
Idmaj: a second purpose embedded in the first.
Muraʿat al-nazir: related but nonopposed concepts.
Istikhdam: differing senses across a word–pronoun relationship.
Istīṭrād: a related digression followed by return.
Iftinān: distinct rhetorical or poetic modes combined.

The central question is always which semantic relationship creates the particular rhetorical effect.

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Summary of the first nine semantic devices

Ilm al-Badiʿ: The First Nine Semantic Rhetorical Devices

Tawriyah: an apparent near sense with a remote intended sense.
Iham: opposed possible readings, such as praise or censure.
Tawjih: ordinary words also functioning as names.
Tibaq: meaningful opposition.
Idmaj: a second purpose embedded in the first.
Muraʿat al-nazir: related but nonopposed concepts.
Istikhdam: differing senses across a word–pronoun relationship.
Istīṭrād: a related digression followed by return.
Iftinān: distinct rhetorical or poetic modes combined.

The central question is always which semantic relationship creates the particular rhetorical effect.