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An extended metaphor is a metaphor that is developed in great detail. The amount of detail can vary from that of a sentence or a paragraph, to encompassing an entire work. In an extended metaphor, the author takes a single metaphor and employs it at length, using various subjects, images, ideas and situations. They are commonly used in poetry, as well as prose. You have probably come across many examples of extended metaphor and have most likely understood them.
You may have even used them yourself, without realizing what they were. The fox would represent the criminal and the chickens would represent the victims. A poet wanting to express his love might write a poem about planets and suns. The sun would represent the object of that love and the revolving planet would represent the one who is in love, encircling that sun, drawing warmth and nourishing life from it. Someone wanting to write a commentary on society might set her story amongst a pack of wolves or a flock of birds.
That author would use the animals as characters , rather than humans, and in that way, depict the animalistic qualities that humans can display. A conceit is an intricate, intellectual or far-fetched metaphor. In a conceit, the author makes a comparison between two objects which, at first glance, appear to be absolutely unlike one another. By using this highly imaginative comparison, the author challenges the reader to see their relationship in a totally new way.
The poem would then continue to describe why this seemingly unlikely statement is indeed relevant or true.
The desired result is that the reader would have an imaginative adventure and ultimately see things with a surprising new perspective. An allegory is the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters , figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. An allegory uses extended metaphor, but an extended metaphor is not necessarily an allegory. Currently I was in ring two hundred and ninety-nine, with elephants dancing and clowns cart wheeling and tigers leaping through rings of fire.
The time had come to step back, leave the main tent, go buy some popcorn and a Coke, bliss out, cool down. Dean Koontz, Seize the Night. Bantam, Also the storm at sea, the ship, and the unknown shore. Nathan tells King David a story about a poor shepherd who only had one pet lamb, who ate out of his plate.
After the king reacts with anger and disgust to this story, Nathan reveals that David was that rich man, who sought to destroy Uriah, represented by the poor shepherd in the story. The effective use of the extended metaphor helped Nathan get his message across to King David, who may not have listened had he spoken directly from the get-go.
And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard — And sore must be the storm — That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm —. This poem likens hope to a bird. The Bard is known for including many metaphors throughout his plays.
Take this example from Romeo and Juliet :. What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief. In this passage, Romeo compares Juliet to the sun, a bright but untouchable object.
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