LessonsMajaz and Istiara: Literal Meaning, Relationship, Contextual Evidence, and Types of MetaphorQuiz

«مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ»
From darkness into light.

Target referents: misguidance and guidance.
Source models: physical darkness and light.
Relation: loss or discovery of the right way.
Indicator: the context of leading people toward religious guidance.
Types: explicit, because the source-model nouns are stated; primary, because they are underived nouns.

A full analysis can be concise when every required part is named and justified.

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Worked analysis: darkness and light

Majaz and Istiara: Literal Meaning, Relationship, Contextual Evidence, and Types of Metaphor

«مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ»
From darkness into light.

Target referents: misguidance and guidance.
Source models: physical darkness and light.
Relation: loss or discovery of the right way.
Indicator: the context of leading people toward religious guidance.
Types: explicit, because the source-model nouns are stated; primary, because they are underived nouns.

A full analysis can be concise when every required part is named and justified.