Al-Balagha Al-Muyassara: deepen rhetorical analysis
Deepen your study of Balagha, analyse literary and Quranic texts, and study the devices that give Arabic formulations their precision, nuance and expressive force.
Advanced study of ma‘ani Meaning and context
- ▣ Analyse the relationship between structure and context
- ▣ Understand variations in intention
- ▣ Study different formulations of the same meaning
- ▣ Identify the rhetorical purpose of a construction
Rhetorical imagery and figures Bayan
- ▣ Deepen your study of tashbih
- ▣ Analyse different forms of isti‘ara
- ▣ Deepen your understanding of kinaya
- ▣ Compare different expressive devices
Muhassinat and stylistic devices Badi‘
- ▣ Identify rhetorical embellishments
- ▣ Understand their function in the text
- ▣ Distinguish form from stylistic effect
- ▣ Analyse their use in different contexts
Taqdim, ta’khir, hadhf and dhikr Nuances
- ▣ Understand the movement of sentence elements
- ▣ Study taqdim and ta’khir
- ▣ Understand the effects of hadhf
- ▣ Understand the function of dhikr
Literary and Quranic analysis Final objective
- ▣ Analyse literary passages
- ▣ Study Quranic examples
- ▣ Apply several concepts simultaneously
- ▣ Develop structured rhetorical analysis
Move from identifying figures to analysing the text
Level 2 deepens the concepts introduced in Al-Balagha Al-Wadiha and develops a more nuanced understanding of the rhetorical construction of Arabic texts.
The work focuses more on analysis: students learn to explain why a formulation was chosen and what effect it produces in its context.
- Deepen ma‘ani, bayan and badi‘.
- Analyse rhetorical figures.
- Understand taqdim and ta’khir.
- Understand hadhf and dhikr.
- Analyse literary and Quranic texts.
Who is this level for?
- Students who have studied the foundations of Balagha.
- Students who have completed level 1.
- Students who want to deepen textual analysis.
- People preparing to study traditional Balagha.
72 hours of lessons over 9 months
Level 2 includes 72 hours of one-to-one lessons, with a pace of 2 hours per week.
Payment is spread over 9 monthly instalments of 8 hours.
- 72 hours of private lessons.
- 2 hours per week.
- 9 monthly instalments of 8 hours.
- Dedicated teacher.
- Regular text analysis.
Progression to the traditional level
Once the level 2 objectives are validated, sufficiently advanced students can continue with a traditional Balagha work.
Assessment and validation of level 2
The assessment checks your ability to identify rhetorical devices and, above all, explain their role in the meaning and style of a text.
- Continuous assessment.
- Analysis of literary texts.
- Analysis of Quranic examples.
- Explanation of the devices identified.
- Final assessment.
- Al-Dirassa certificate after validation.
Deepen your understanding of Arabic rhetoric
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