LessonsThe Elevation of Discourse, Rhetorical Excellence and Degrees of BalaghaQuiz

وتتبعها أي بلاغة الكلام وجوه آخر سوى المطابقة والفصاحة، تورث الكلام حسنا
Besides contextual conformity and fasaha, other features follow discourse-balagha and impart further beauty to an utterance.

A key point is that not every literary beautifier belongs to the basic definition of balagha. Some devices enrich discourse after its fundamental requirements have been secured.

Parallel phrasing or a telling contrast may improve an otherwise fitting statement. But ornament cannot compensate for language that fundamentally ignores the hearer's needs.

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Additional excellences and literary embellishment

The Elevation of Discourse, Rhetorical Excellence and Degrees of Balagha

وتتبعها أي بلاغة الكلام وجوه آخر سوى المطابقة والفصاحة، تورث الكلام حسنا
Besides contextual conformity and fasaha, other features follow discourse-balagha and impart further beauty to an utterance.

A key point is that not every literary beautifier belongs to the basic definition of balagha. Some devices enrich discourse after its fundamental requirements have been secured.

Parallel phrasing or a telling contrast may improve an otherwise fitting statement. But ornament cannot compensate for language that fundamentally ignores the hearer's needs.