LessonsMultiple Points of Resemblance, Ironic Contrast and Simile MarkersQuiz

FormExampleFunctionكَـزَيْدٌ كَالْأَسَدِDirect likenessكَأَنَّكَأَنَّ زَيْدًا أَسَدٌAs though / apparent likenessمِثْلهٰذَا مِثْلُ ذَاكَCorrespondence or likenessشَبِيهزَيْدٌ شَبِيهٌ بِعَمْرٍوBeing similar to another

The forms demonstrate varied ways of expressing comparison. Their mere presence does not determine a simile’s entire rhetorical effect. One must ask how the terms are arranged, whether the point is stated or omitted, and whether the comparison serves a specific argumentative or literary purpose.

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Comparative instruments: explicit and implied forms

Multiple Points of Resemblance, Ironic Contrast and Simile Markers

FormExampleFunctionكَـزَيْدٌ كَالْأَسَدِDirect likenessكَأَنَّكَأَنَّ زَيْدًا أَسَدٌAs though / apparent likenessمِثْلهٰذَا مِثْلُ ذَاكَCorrespondence or likenessشَبِيهزَيْدٌ شَبِيهٌ بِعَمْرٍوBeing similar to another

The forms demonstrate varied ways of expressing comparison. Their mere presence does not determine a simile’s entire rhetorical effect. One must ask how the terms are arranged, whether the point is stated or omitted, and whether the comparison serves a specific argumentative or literary purpose.