LessonsPurposes of Simile: Possibility, Condition, Degree, Beautification, Disfigurement and ReversalQuiz

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Or making it appear ugly or repellent.

Tashwīh, in contrast to beautification, selects a comparison intended to evoke aversion or disgust. The classical example likening a pockmarked face to congealed foul material pecked at by birds is meant to transfer a particularly unpleasant imagined texture to the subject.

This is a rhetorical impression, not an objective judgment about a person's worth or appearance. Distinguish explaining degree from disfigurement: the former measures the intensity of a quality, whereas the latter aims to produce a negative emotional response in the audience.

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Tashwīh: making a feature repellent

Purposes of Simile: Possibility, Condition, Degree, Beautification, Disfigurement and Reversal

أو تشويهه أي تقبيحه
Or making it appear ugly or repellent.

Tashwīh, in contrast to beautification, selects a comparison intended to evoke aversion or disgust. The classical example likening a pockmarked face to congealed foul material pecked at by birds is meant to transfer a particularly unpleasant imagined texture to the subject.

This is a rhetorical impression, not an objective judgment about a person's worth or appearance. Distinguish explaining degree from disfigurement: the former measures the intensity of a quality, whereas the latter aims to produce a negative emotional response in the audience.