TermMeaningRole in kināyah
Permissible intentionThe literal sense can be intendedRequired by definition
Actual intentionThe literal sense is intended here and nowNot always required
Concomitant senseAn intelligible link to the intended senseEssential mechanism
Saying that literal meaning is permissible is not the same as saying that the speaker necessarily intends it on this occasion. Ignoring this distinction would wrongly exclude conventional allusions whenever the literally mentioned object happens to be absent.