waṣf
Arabic poetic device
Also known as: description
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importance in Arabic literature
- In Arabic literature: Description
…from the outset: description (waṣf). Analysts of the earliest poetry chose to devote particular attention to the ways in which poets depicted animals and other aspects of nature and often indulged in complex patterns of imagery that likened attributes of one animal to those of another. The images of…
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