Taking a word which has one meaning, and using it in a different but closely related way.
Read more about Allegory at The Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric
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Text | Explanation | Rhetorical Impact Score | Source | Genre |
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| 1 | أَنزَلْنَا | The Qur'an is not physically sent down, so the أنزلنا is meant figuratively. It is a cognitive allegory. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 2 | ٱلنَّاسَ | The general word الناس indicates the mission of the Prophet is for the whole of mankind. However this is a general-to-specific synecdoche because those who are already in النور don't need to be brought into النور. | 1 | سورة إبراهيم، الآيتان 1 و2 Surah Ibrahim, Verses 1 & 2 |
Qur'an |
| 3 | ابن المدينة | This is a majaz mursal with causality relationship (علاقة سببية). It indicates that the person is the "product" of city life. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 4 | الفلوس أو المناجل | This is a majaz mursal, part-for-whole relationship. The author is referring to hand-tools used in agriculture rather than specifically axes and sickles. The أو signifies that the author does not intend to be specific about the tools. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 5 | يتصببون عرقا | This is majaz mursal, part-for-whole relationship where the imagery of sweating is used to refer to the state of being exhausted. | 1 | حديث القرية Village Talk |
Short Story |
| 6 | رغيفَ الخبزِ | This is majaz for food in general. | 1 | سجل أنا عربي Write Down : I'm an Arab! |
Modern Poetry |
| 7 | الدفترْ | This is majaz for education. | 1 | سجل أنا عربي Write Down : I'm an Arab! |
Modern Poetry |
| 8 | الصخرِ | This is majaz for the poet's hard word in the quarry. | 1 | سجل أنا عربي Write Down : I'm an Arab! |
Modern Poetry |
| 9 | من بابِكْ | The poet uses باب to represent the questioner's nation, not literally his house or door. | 1 | سجل أنا عربي Write Down : I'm an Arab! |
Modern Poetry |