The Analects quotes the craft simile
The Analects explicitly introduces the cutting-and-polishing lines as words from the Poems. In the dialogue the quotation becomes evidence of the learner’s ability to extend a prompt. The Shijing stanza first characterizes an admired figure; the later use is an interpretive event of its own.
如切如磋，如琢如磨The craft sequence in the received Qi ao stanza.
tls · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR1c0001_005.txt, lines 23–31《詩》云：『如切如磋，如琢如磨。』The quotation is explicitly attributed to the Poems.
CHANT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR1h0004_001.txt, lines 150–158Make the comparison explicit
The Analects explicitly introduces the cutting-and-polishing lines as words from the Poems. In the dialogue the quotation becomes evidence of the learner’s ability to extend a prompt. The Shijing stanza first characterizes an admired figure; the later use is an interpretive event of its own.
詩經: The craft sequence in the received Qi ao stanza.
論語: The quotation is explicitly attributed to the Poems.
What is added by the dialogue’s setting?
The verse becomes a demonstration of extending understanding beyond what the teacher has just said.
Shared words, images, or constructions do not by themselves establish common meaning, authorship, or origin. An explicit citation is identified only where the wording itself supports it.
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