LessonsIntroduction to ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Ṭibāq and MuqābalahQuiz

فمنه المطابقة، وتسمى الطباق والتضاد أيضا، وهي الجمع بين المتضادين
Among the semantic devices is muṭābaqah, also called ṭibāq or antithesis: bringing opposed meanings together.

Opposition here extends beyond dictionary antonyms to meanings that stand in an intelligible contrast. The expression fī al-jumlah refers to their occurrence within a single connected discourse, not necessarily a single grammatical clause.

Examples:
Life — death: opposed states.
Knowledge — ignorance: the presence and absence of knowing.
Effective ṭibāq makes both sides relevant to the utterance’s purpose.

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Defining ṭibāq

Introduction to ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Ṭibāq and Muqābalah

فمنه المطابقة، وتسمى الطباق والتضاد أيضا، وهي الجمع بين المتضادين
Among the semantic devices is muṭābaqah, also called ṭibāq or antithesis: bringing opposed meanings together.

Opposition here extends beyond dictionary antonyms to meanings that stand in an intelligible contrast. The expression fī al-jumlah refers to their occurrence within a single connected discourse, not necessarily a single grammatical clause.

Examples:
Life — death: opposed states.
Knowledge — ignorance: the presence and absence of knowing.
Effective ṭibāq makes both sides relevant to the utterance’s purpose.