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

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The contextual clue is the attachment of “claws” to death.

Real claws are a known animal feature, but death is not a bodily predator possessing limbs. Accordingly, the genitive link between “claws” and “death” directs the audience beyond a merely anatomical reading.

The clue indicates why the literal reading is not intended in this context. The resemblance basis accounts for the shared notion of grip, power, or destruction. Their logical functions should not be confused.

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The genitive relation as a contextual clue

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

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The contextual clue is the attachment of “claws” to death.

Real claws are a known animal feature, but death is not a bodily predator possessing limbs. Accordingly, the genitive link between “claws” and “death” directs the audience beyond a merely anatomical reading.

The clue indicates why the literal reading is not intended in this context. The resemblance basis accounts for the shared notion of grip, power, or destruction. Their logical functions should not be confused.