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extended metaphors

extended metaphors is the plural of extended metaphor.

Meaning of extended metaphor

Noun

extended metaphor (plural extended metaphors)

  1. (rhetoric) A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.
    • 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).2012, Monika Fludernik, Beyond Cognitive Metaphor Theory: Perspectives on Literary Metaphor, Routledge, →ISBN, page 101
    Synonyms:
    conceit, megametaphor

Questions about extended metaphors

What is extended metaphors the plural of?
Extended metaphors is the plural of extended metaphor.

Words near extended metaphors in the dictionary

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  2. extended keyboard
  3. extended keyboards
  4. extended memory
  5. extended metaphor
  6. extended metaphors
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  8. extended order drill
  9. extended periodic table
  10. extended periodic tables
  11. extended phenotype

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