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Poetics
al-shiʿr
الشِّعْر
(shiʿr) is a composed of (mukhayyalāt) that move the soul to desire or aversion.
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Explanation
The are not meant to be believed, but to stir the soul: to make something attractive or repellent.
The classical example likens wine to liquid ruby to make it attractive, or honey to bitter bile to make it repellent.
Also written as: shir, shi'r, poetic argument.
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وَالشِّعْرُ: قِيَاسٌ مُؤَلَّفٌ مِنْ مُقَدِّمَاتٍ مَقْبُولَةٍ مُتَخَيَّلَةٍ تَنْبَسِطُ مِنْهَا النَّفْسُ أَوْ تَنْقَبِضُ.Poetics is a syllogism composed of accepted, imaginative premises at which the soul expands or contracts.Related terms
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Question 1
Poetics (shiʿr) is a syllogism composed of…
is built from at which the soul expands or contracts, that is, feels desire or aversion.
Question 2
A poet calls honey “bitter bile”. What is this meant to do?
The image is not meant to be believed but to stir aversion: likening honey to bile makes it repellent.
Question 3
Are the premises of poetics meant to be believed?
The of work on the imagination, making something attractive or repellent, not on belief.
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