Tafriq (differentiation) mentions two things belonging to a shared category, then articulates a significant difference between them. It is more specific than simply placing opposites side by side: both subjects fall under one general description.
Two gifts can both be called generosity, yet one may be small and the other lavish. A deliberate contrast between their degrees or qualities constitutes tafriq.
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Semantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further Devices
Tafriq (differentiation) mentions two things belonging to a shared category, then articulates a significant difference between them. It is more specific than simply placing opposites side by side: both subjects fall under one general description.
Two gifts can both be called generosity, yet one may be small and the other lavish. A deliberate contrast between their degrees or qualities constitutes tafriq.