The two terms of a simile may be sensory (hissi) or intellectual (ʿaqli). A sensory term is apprehended through sense experience; an intellectual term is understood without being directly grasped by the senses.
The division concerns how the referent or intended feature is perceived, not the language of the words. The two terms may be of the same broad category or of different categories.
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Ilm al-Bayan and Simile: Definition, Elements, Terms and Particles
The two terms of a simile may be sensory (hissi) or intellectual (ʿaqli). A sensory term is apprehended through sense experience; an intellectual term is understood without being directly grasped by the senses.
The division concerns how the referent or intended feature is perceived, not the language of the words. The two terms may be of the same broad category or of different categories.