The particle fa-kaʾannahu makes the comparison explicit. “A monkey laughing loudly” and “an old woman striking her cheeks” supply two negatively framed scenes for the target's manner of speaking.
The speaker does not primarily measure a quality or prove a disputed proposition; he means to make the behaviour appear disagreeable.
Beautification and disparagement both influence the audience's impression, but in opposite directions: one presents an appealing picture, the other a repellent one.
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The particle fa-kaʾannahu makes the comparison explicit. “A monkey laughing loudly” and “an old woman striking her cheeks” supply two negatively framed scenes for the target's manner of speaking.
The speaker does not primarily measure a quality or prove a disputed proposition; he means to make the behaviour appear disagreeable.
Beautification and disparagement both influence the audience's impression, but in opposite directions: one presents an appealing picture, the other a repellent one.