Extended metaphor

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. It differs from a mere metaphor in its length, and in having more than one single point of contact between the object described (the so-called tenor) and the comparison used to describe it (the vehicle).^[1]^[2] These implications are repeatedly emphasized, discovered, rediscovered, and progressed in new ways.^[2]

^ Thornborrow, Joanna; Wareing, Shân (1998). Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and Literary Style. Psychology Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 0415140641.
^ ^a ^b Brummett, Barry (2009). Techniques of Close Reading. SAGE. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-1412972659.

[Thornborrow-1] Thornborrow, Joanna; Wareing, Shân (1998). Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and Literary Style. Psychology Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 0415140641.

[Brummet-2] Brummett, Barry (2009). Techniques of Close Reading. SAGE. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-1412972659.

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