LessonsSemantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further DevicesQuiz

DeviceDefining rhetorical operation
JamʿOne judgment about many subjects
TafriqDifference within a shared kind
TaqsimExhaustive treatment of relevant divisions
Tayy wa-nashrDistributing corresponding attributes
MubalaghaHeightening an attribute
TajridImagining a counterpart from a subject
Husn al-taʿlilA fitting imaginary cause

Practical point: More than one device may operate in a passage. Identify each by its specific semantic function rather than by isolated keywords.

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Comparative table of the remaining devices

Semantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further Devices

DeviceDefining rhetorical operation
JamʿOne judgment about many subjects
TafriqDifference within a shared kind
TaqsimExhaustive treatment of relevant divisions
Tayy wa-nashrDistributing corresponding attributes
MubalaghaHeightening an attribute
TajridImagining a counterpart from a subject
Husn al-taʿlilA fitting imaginary cause

Practical point: More than one device may operate in a passage. Identify each by its specific semantic function rather than by isolated keywords.