TypeDistinguishing feature
MuṭarrafSame final rhyme letter but different metrical forms
MutawāzīFinal words match in both pattern and rhyme
MuraṣṣaʿSeveral corresponding words within the clauses align in pattern and rhyme
Diagnostic question: Do only the terminal letters agree, do the two final words also match in pattern, or do several corresponding word pairs line up? This determines the subtype.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
TypeDistinguishing feature
MuṭarrafSame final rhyme letter but different metrical forms
MutawāzīFinal words match in both pattern and rhyme
MuraṣṣaʿSeveral corresponding words within the clauses align in pattern and rhyme
Diagnostic question: Do only the terminal letters agree, do the two final words also match in pattern, or do several corresponding word pairs line up? This determines the subtype.