A rhetorical device where there is an implied comparison without explicit mention of the comparison.
Read more about Metaphor at The Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric
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Text | Explanation | Rhetorical Impact Score | Source | Genre |
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| 1 | ٱلظُّلُمَـاتِ | الظلمات is a metaphor for ignorance. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 2 | ٱلنُّورِ | النور is a metaphor for guidance. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 3 | صِرَاطِ | The صراط is not a physical path, but it carries the figurative meaning of a way of life. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 4 | أحضان الريف | This is a metaphor to make the countryside seem warm, welcoming and comfortable. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 5 | نضرة وسرورا | This is a metaphor. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 6 | يغمر | The author does not mean submerging in a literal sense, but it is in a figurative sense. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 7 | ولى وجهه | This is a metaphor to convey a sense of nature enveloping him from all sides, and not literally the turning of the head. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 8 | لانهائية الريف | This is a metaphor which expresses the vastness of the countryside. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 9 | سلسلة | This is a metaphorical use of سلسة. | 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 |