CategorySpecific evidenceDecisive question
SimileAn explicitly or implicitly compared attributeAre two sides being compared?
MetaphorTransfer founded on resemblanceDoes context exclude the literal referent?
MetonymyA non-resemblance relationWhat relationship licenses the transfer?
KināyahInference to an implied senseCan the literal sense still be intended?
Some utterances allow more than one plausible reading. Each candidate needs its own independent supporting clue.
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Research Practicum: Evidence, Context and Adjudicating Similar Rhetorical Figures
CategorySpecific evidenceDecisive question
SimileAn explicitly or implicitly compared attributeAre two sides being compared?
MetaphorTransfer founded on resemblanceDoes context exclude the literal referent?
MetonymyA non-resemblance relationWhat relationship licenses the transfer?
KināyahInference to an implied senseCan the literal sense still be intended?
Some utterances allow more than one plausible reading. Each candidate needs its own independent supporting clue.