LessonsTaʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative SpeechQuiz

A familiar principle of kināyah is that the literal sense can remain intended. When indirect address includes both the overt addressee and the secondary target, that possibility remains. If the original addressee is excluded and the address functions only for someone else, a figurative analysis can arise.

Therefore taʿrīḍ is not invariably kināyah or invariably majāz. Its classification depends on intended reference and context.

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Literal intention in the two cases

Taʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative Speech

A familiar principle of kināyah is that the literal sense can remain intended. When indirect address includes both the overt addressee and the secondary target, that possibility remains. If the original addressee is excluded and the address functions only for someone else, a figurative analysis can arise.

Therefore taʿrīḍ is not invariably kināyah or invariably majāz. Its classification depends on intended reference and context.