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    "diagnosticCommunicativeEnhancements": "From the sources\nExcellence of Division gives the verse a musical resonance (jarsan mūsīqiyyan) that appeals to the ear and understanding (yaʾkhudhu bil-asmāʿ wal-afhām).[1]\n\nApplying the Recognition Framework\nThe information on this page can be used to evaluate whether this device is present in a candidate lexical item using the Specific Device Recognition part of the Universal Framework for Identifying Arabic Rhetorical Devices:\n\nUse the Definition, Mechanism, and Recognition sections of this page in Step 1.\nApply the substitution test in Step 2.\nConsider contextual indicators in Step 3.\nUse the Diagnostic Communicative Enhancements section of this page in Step 4.",
    "examples": "Source Example🔗 (three-part division)\nمُتَفَرِّدٌ بِصَبَابَتِي / مُتَفَرِّدٌ بِكَآبَاتِي / مُتَفَرِّدٌ بِعَنَائِيAlone in my longing / alone in my sorrows / alone in my suffering\nExplanation\nThe verse is divided into three equal parts, each forming a separate segment within the same line. Each segment ends with a similar rhyme pattern, illustrating the division described in Abd al-Ghani (2011).[1]Source Example🔗 (four-part division)\nفَنَحْنُ فِي جَذَلٍ / وَالرُّومُ فِي وَجَلٍ / وَالْبَرُّ فِي شُغُلٍ / وَالْبَحْرُ فِي خَجَلٍWe are in joy / the Byzantines in dread / the land in toil / the sea in shame\nExplanation\nAttributed to Abū al-Ṭayyib al-Mutanabbī. The verse is divided into four internal parts, each ending in a corresponding rhyme. Abd al-Ghani cites it as an example of ḥusn al-taqsīm, while ʿAkkāwī cites the same verse in his discussion of al-tajziʾa.[1][2]Source Example🔗 (four-part division)\nوِصَالُكُمْ هَجْرُ / وَحَبُّكُمْ قِلَى / وَعُطْفُكُمْ صَدٌّ / وَسِلْمُكُمْ حَرْبُYour union is separation / your love is hatred / your tenderness is rejection / your peace is war\nExplanation\nAttributed to al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Aḥnaf and cited via Abū al-Qāsim al-Āmidī. The verse is divided into four equal parts, each forming a discrete segment within the same line, exemplifying the four-part division described by Abd al-Ghani (2011).[1]Constructed Example🔗 (four-part division)\nالْعِلْمُ نُورٌ / وَالْجَهْلُ ظُلْمَةٌ / وَالصِّدْقُ قُوَّةٌ / وَالْكَذِبُ ذِلَّةٌKnowledge is light / ignorance is darkness / truth is strength / falsehood is humiliation\nExplanation\nThe bayt is divided into four equal parts, each consisting of a nominal sentence (jumla ismiyya). The segments end in rhymed feminine terminations (نُورٌ / ظُلْمَةٌ / قُوَّةٌ / ذِلَّةٌ — the latter three sharing the ـَةٌ ending), illustrating the musajjaʿ internal division characteristic of ḥusn al-taqsīm.English Constructed Example🔗\nThe bells all ring / the children sing / the swallows wing / and welcome spring\nExplanation\nThe line is divided into four corresponding rhythmic segments, each ending in the rhyme -ing (ring / sing / wing / spring). The repeated internal rhyme marks the divisions of the line and gives them a patterned rhythmic unity, illustrating the operation of Excellence of Division.",
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      "explanation": "Attributed to al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Aḥnaf and cited via Abū al-Qāsim al-Āmidī. The verse is divided into four equal parts, each forming a discrete segment within the same line, exemplifying the four-part division described by Abd al-Ghani (2011).[1]"
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      "arabic": "الْعِلْمُ نُورٌ / وَالْجَهْلُ ظُلْمَةٌ / وَالصِّدْقُ قُوَّةٌ / وَالْكَذِبُ ذِلَّةٌ",
      "english": "Knowledge is light / ignorance is darkness / truth is strength / falsehood is humiliation",
      "explanation": "The bayt is divided into four equal parts, each consisting of a nominal sentence (jumla ismiyya). The segments end in rhymed feminine terminations (نُورٌ / ظُلْمَةٌ / قُوَّةٌ / ذِلَّةٌ — the latter three sharing the ـَةٌ ending), illustrating the musajjaʿ internal division characteristic of ḥusn al-taqsīm."
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      "inLanguage": "en",
      "english": "The bells all ring / the children sing / the swallows wing / and welcome spring",
      "explanation": "The line is divided into four corresponding rhythmic segments, each ending in the rhyme -ing (ring / sing / wing / spring). The repeated internal rhyme marks the divisions of the line and gives them a patterned rhythmic unity, illustrating the operation of Excellence of Division."
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