In muraṣṣaʿ sajʿ, several corresponding words—not just the final terms—are arranged with patterned symmetry. Words in matching positions echo one another.
Ask two questions:
1. How many corresponding word pairs are present?
2. How closely do they agree in morphological pattern and final sounds?
If the last words alone match, the passage may be mutawāzī; a claim of muraṣṣaʿ requires a broader alignment within the clauses.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
In muraṣṣaʿ sajʿ, several corresponding words—not just the final terms—are arranged with patterned symmetry. Words in matching positions echo one another.
Ask two questions:
1. How many corresponding word pairs are present?
2. How closely do they agree in morphological pattern and final sounds?
If the last words alone match, the passage may be mutawāzī; a claim of muraṣṣaʿ requires a broader alignment within the clauses.