FigureWhat is compared?Main condition
JināsTwo expressionsPhonetic/letter resemblance, distinct senses
Echoing end and beginningOpening and closing positionsReturn of a related form
SajʿProse endingsCommon terminal rhyme
MuwāzanahEnding patternsEqual weight, no necessary rhyme
TashrīʿTwo possible rhyme pointsComplete sense at each stopping place
Several figures may occur together, but each classification needs its own evidence.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
FigureWhat is compared?Main condition
JināsTwo expressionsPhonetic/letter resemblance, distinct senses
Echoing end and beginningOpening and closing positionsReturn of a related form
SajʿProse endingsCommon terminal rhyme
MuwāzanahEnding patternsEqual weight, no necessary rhyme
TashrīʿTwo possible rhyme pointsComplete sense at each stopping place
Several figures may occur together, but each classification needs its own evidence.