الْخَطِيبُ أَسَدٌ.
The orator is a lion.
Both the subject, al-khaṭīb, and the analogue, asad, are expressed. The particle and common feature are omitted; this is the familiar pattern of tashbīh balīgh.
Dropping a comparison particle does not automatically create an istiʿārah. Where both compared terms remain explicit, the classification needs care.
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Practice 1: Supplementary Advanced Balāghah: Applied Context, Structure and Figures
الْخَطِيبُ أَسَدٌ.
The orator is a lion.
Both the subject, al-khaṭīb, and the analogue, asad, are expressed. The particle and common feature are omitted; this is the familiar pattern of tashbīh balīgh.
Dropping a comparison particle does not automatically create an istiʿārah. Where both compared terms remain explicit, the classification needs care.