Some likenesses are grasped immediately, while others require reflection. This helps distinguish near or obvious comparisons from remote or unusual ones.
Near: brightness shared by the moon and a radiant face.
Remote: comparing a moving object with a carefully constructed optical scene; several inferential steps may be required.
Bādī al-raʾy denotes the first, immediate view. A well-grounded remote comparison can reward contemplation, but sheer difficulty does not make a figure superior.
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Purposes, Classifications, and Rhetorical Degrees of Simile
Some likenesses are grasped immediately, while others require reflection. This helps distinguish near or obvious comparisons from remote or unusual ones.
Near: brightness shared by the moon and a radiant face.
Remote: comparing a moving object with a carefully constructed optical scene; several inferential steps may be required.
Bādī al-raʾy denotes the first, immediate view. A well-grounded remote comparison can reward contemplation, but sheer difficulty does not make a figure superior.