Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extended metaphor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tend-ed metaphor
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.

Example 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)."

Inflected Forms

extended metaphors (plural)

Synonyms

conceit megametaphor

Questions

What does extended metaphor mean?: A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.

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