LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related FiguresQuiz

In winged reversal, the two reversed expressions occupy specially prominent positions, commonly toward opposite ends of an utterance.

Its distinction lies not only in reordered letters but in placement within the discourse. Position makes the echo visible and audible across the expression.

To classify it, identify both facts: which letters have changed order, and where each corresponding form appears in the sentence or verse.

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Winged reversal and visible ordering

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures

In winged reversal, the two reversed expressions occupy specially prominent positions, commonly toward opposite ends of an utterance.

Its distinction lies not only in reordered letters but in placement within the discourse. Position makes the echo visible and audible across the expression.

To classify it, identify both facts: which letters have changed order, and where each corresponding form appears in the sentence or verse.