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Noun Concept
Categories: Literary concepts, Metaphor
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extended metaphor  conceit  Elongated metaphor  literary conceit  metaphysical conceit
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An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature. Wikipedia
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An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature. Wikipedia
A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Wiktionary
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metaphor
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conceit, Elongated metaphor, Extended Metaphor, literary conceit, metaphysical conceit

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