The Definition of Simile, Related Metaphorical Forms, and Its Four Elements

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• What does technical simile primarily indicate?
• What is the shared aspect in “Zayd ka-l-asad fī al-shajāʿah”?
• If “raʾaytu asadan yarmī” refers to a human archer, which device is involved?
• Which term is characteristically stated in explicit metaphor?
• In “wa-idhā al-maniyyah anshabat aẓfārahā,” what is the mushabbah?
• What rhetorical effect arises from assigning “claws” to death?
• Which pattern characterizes metaphor by allusion?
• What is the central function of tarshīḥ in metaphor?
• What is characteristic of tajrīd in “laqītu min Zayd asadan”?
• Why does mutual action in “qātala Zaydun ʿAmran” not itself constitute simile?
• Why is the technical definition qualified to exclude metaphor and tajrīd?
• With a context praising courage, how should “Zayd asad” first be classified?
• What changes when “Zayd ka-l-asad” becomes “Zayd asad”?
• What is the rhetorical force of “ṣummun bukmun ʿumyun”?
• Which list correctly identifies the four elements of simile?
• Who is the mushabbah in “al-walad ka-l-qamar fī al-jamāl”?
• Which interpretation best identifies the shared quality of “knowledge is like light”?
• What role does “mithl” play in “huwa mithl al-baḥr fī al-sakhāʾ”?
• In “Zayd ka-l-asad,” what does omission of the shared aspect mean?
• What results from removing both “ka-” and “fī al-shajāʿah” from the soldier example?
• Which question is most important when distinguishing emphatic simile from explicit metaphor?
• Which statement about the four elements is correct?
• What role does “kaʾanna” have in “kaʾanna wajhahu qamar”?
• When is situational context especially important for analysing resemblance?
• What provides the basis for the coming divisions of simile?
• The absence of a comparison particle in “Zayd asad” by itself proves explicit metaphor.
• Attributing “claws” to death evokes a predator’s grip to portray death vividly.
• When a simile omits the stated shared quality, that quality necessarily ceases to exist.
• Mushabbah and mushabbah bih are the two terms; the marker and shared aspect explain their relation.