ExerciseLikely effectDecisive criterion
Make simile emphaticMore force, less explicitnessAudience and purpose
Delete metaphorical clueClassification less certainBlocking indicator
Remove an opposite pairWeaker antithetical patternSemantic correspondence
Replace one word in jināsWordplay may vanishForm and distinct meanings
Open new topic in conclusionLoss of unityFitness of ending
For each case, identify the original device, the proposed change, the quality retained and lost, then assess fitness for the occasion. Neither automatic praise nor automatic rejection is a sufficient critical answer.