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Extended metaphor
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<p>An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single <a href="/facts/Metaphor/xwsLaqJI">metaphor</a> or <a href="/facts/Analogy/LYcGaTdm">analogy</a> 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). These implications are repeatedly emphasized, discovered, rediscovered, and progressed in new ways. </p>