LessonsLiteral and Figurative Usage: Metonymy and Types of MetaphorQuiz

A mujarradah metaphor includes additional wording that suits the target referent rather than the borrowed source image. It reminds the audience of the intended entity behind the metaphor.

For example, calling a generous person a cloud and then referring to that person's human gathering can return attention to the target rather than the physical cloud.

Abstraction does not cancel the image. It draws out a target-related trait while the metaphor remains active. Contextual indicators and qualifying details must be analyzed separately.

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Abstraction through details of the target

Literal and Figurative Usage: Metonymy and Types of Metaphor

A mujarradah metaphor includes additional wording that suits the target referent rather than the borrowed source image. It reminds the audience of the intended entity behind the metaphor.

For example, calling a generous person a cloud and then referring to that person's human gathering can return attention to the target rather than the physical cloud.

Abstraction does not cancel the image. It draws out a target-related trait while the metaphor remains active. Contextual indicators and qualifying details must be analyzed separately.