LessonsImaginative and Implicit Metaphor, Reinforcement, and Critiques of al-SakkakiQuiz

ExpressionSubjectMain rhetorical feature
Claws of deathDeathPredatory feature imagined for death
Hand of the north windWindBodily limb ascribed to a non-bodily agent
They purchased errorChoosing errorTransferred use of a commercial act
Their trade made no profitResult of that choiceExtension of the commercial image

Distinguishing transferred words, imaginative attributions, and reinforcing details prevents multiple incompatible definitions from being collapsed into one account.

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Imaginative and Implicit Metaphor, Reinforcement, and Critiques of al-Sakkaki

ExpressionSubjectMain rhetorical feature
Claws of deathDeathPredatory feature imagined for death
Hand of the north windWindBodily limb ascribed to a non-bodily agent
They purchased errorChoosing errorTransferred use of a commercial act
Their trade made no profitResult of that choiceExtension of the commercial image

Distinguishing transferred words, imaginative attributions, and reinforcing details prevents multiple incompatible definitions from being collapsed into one account.