DeviceSourceDistinctive feature
IqtibāsQur'an or HadithScriptural words inside a literary composition
TaḍmīnAnother poetRecognizable or signalled borrowed verse
Concealed appropriationAnother writer's poemPassing borrowed language or thought off as one's own
IlmāmAnother poet's ideaTaking a distinctive meaning without the earlier wording
The table links current and prior discussions. Source, amount, alteration and disclosure are separate dimensions of analysis.