Brevity is the exclusion of some information for rhetorical benefit. Verbosity is the inclusion of extra information for a rhetorical purpose.
Read more about Brevity, Verbosity and Moderation at The Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric
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Text | Explanation | Rhetorical Impact Score | Source | Genre |
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| 1 | ٱلْحَمِيدِ | The second name and descriptor for Allah is verbosity, which is used to intensify his attribute mentioned in first name. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 2 | ٱللَّهِ | This is the third sequential description of the owner of الصراط, with each description giving more information and glorifying him. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 3 | إِلَىٰ | The next clause is a further explanation of the previous, making it an iṭnāb. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 4 | صديقي | The details of the friend are not included. The author gradually reveals information about the friend during the course of the story, especially as a way of building a dialogue for his own thoughts and opinions. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 5 | بعض مصالح | The brevity here indicates that what exactly his friend's مصالح are is not relevant. The reader is left wondering whether it will or will not be relevant later? This ambiguity creates a little tension. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 6 | أُجبر | The details of his resignation are not mentioned. | 1 | فوز ليز تراس بزعامة حزب المحافظين ورئاسة الحكومة في بريطانيا Liz Truss wins leadership of the Conservative Party and becomes Prime Minister of Britain |
News |
| 7 | وزير الخزانة السابق | This is appropriate verbosity, to explain who Rishi Sunak is. | 1 | فوز ليز تراس بزعامة حزب المحافظين ورئاسة الحكومة في بريطانيا Liz Truss wins leadership of the Conservative Party and becomes Prime Minister of Britain |
News |
| 8 | الأسابيع القليلة | It does not specify exactly how many weeks because this is not relevant, and would detract from the key facts i.e. Liz Truss had won. | 1 | فوز ليز تراس بزعامة حزب المحافظين ورئاسة الحكومة في بريطانيا Liz Truss wins leadership of the Conservative Party and becomes Prime Minister of Britain |
News |