Get Babylon's Translation Software!
Free Download Now!
| Wikipedia English The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Extended metaphor
An extended metaphor, also called a conceit, is a metaphor that continues into the sentences that follow. An extended metaphor is also a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. Extended metaphors are especially effective in poems and fiction. Western usage of extended metaphors is thought to have originally been a product of the Renaissance.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
