DeviceDiagnostic feature
MajāzContext excludes the intended literal meaning
KināyahLiteral meaning remains possible; an associated meaning is intended
TaʿrīḍAn indirect aim is understood through context and addressee
A single expression may exhibit more than one rhetorical aspect. Classification should follow analysis of the context, intention, and clue, rather than begin with an assumed label.
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Representative and Implicit Metaphor, Imaginative Attribution and Kināyah
DeviceDiagnostic feature
MajāzContext excludes the intended literal meaning
KināyahLiteral meaning remains possible; an associated meaning is intended
TaʿrīḍAn indirect aim is understood through context and addressee
A single expression may exhibit more than one rhetorical aspect. Classification should follow analysis of the context, intention, and clue, rather than begin with an assumed label.