A sound analysis of a new occurrence can proceed in the following order:
1. Establish the intended sense from context.
2. Identify the expression's assigned sense in that speech convention.
3. Find the contextual indicator excluding the literal referent.
4. Explain the relation between the two senses.
5. Decide whether the intended basis is resemblance or another relation.
“Fal-yadʿu nādiyah”: an assembly place is named; the people are called; place-for-occupants, therefore mursal.
“I saw a lion shooting”: the lion-name denotes a brave man through likeness in courage, therefore metaphor.
This approach avoids superficial labeling based on a word alone.