In “abundant ash,” generosity is intended: it is kināyah concerning an attribute. Because several steps lead to it, the same expression is talwīḥ. In the depiction of honor settling with a family, the attribution of honor to the family is intended; its immediacy also makes it an example of īmāʾ or ishārah.
These cases show that the kind of intended meaning and the route of indication answer different questions. Keeping the tests separate prevents terminological confusion.
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Taʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative Speech
In “abundant ash,” generosity is intended: it is kināyah concerning an attribute. Because several steps lead to it, the same expression is talwīḥ. In the depiction of honor settling with a family, the attribution of honor to the family is intended; its immediacy also makes it an example of īmāʾ or ishārah.
These cases show that the kind of intended meaning and the route of indication answer different questions. Keeping the tests separate prevents terminological confusion.