The location of the verbal relationship is often the quickest discriminator. The table contrasts devices centered on word forms, clause layout, reversible sequences, and communicative circumstances.
DeviceDiagnostic feature
Tashabuh al-atrafOne clause ends and the next starts with its word
JinasTwo resembling expressions, distinct meanings
TasdirA link between the beginning and ending of one unit
SajʿMatching prose clause endings
QalbReversible sequence of letters
ʿAksReversed arrangement of words
TashriʿMultiple valid poetic stopping points
MuwarabaAnswering an objection by verbal adjustment
Harmony of wordsCompatible register of accompanying words