Extended metaphor
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. rhetoric
"Having considered the use of extended metaphor and narrative in two Blake poems, we are now ready to discuss a recent cognitive reading of a third poem, “A Poison Tree”, focussing on metaphor and allegory (Crisp 2008)."
Example
More examples"Having considered the use of extended metaphor and narrative in two Blake poems, we are now ready to discuss a recent cognitive reading of a third poem, “A Poison Tree”, focussing on metaphor and allegory (Crisp 2008)."