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Extended metaphor

use of a single metaphor or analogy at length
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Extended metaphor

Summary

Extended metaphor is a stylistic device[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #49 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • Extended metaphor's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • Extended metaphor's subclass of is recorded as metaphor[4].
  • Extended metaphor's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-Métaphore filée.wav[5].
  • Extended metaphor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015w_j[6].
  • Extended metaphor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02scvh[7].
  • Extended metaphor's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/conceit[8].
  • Extended metaphor's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2094508[9].
  • Extended metaphor's Quora topic ID is recorded as Conceit[10].
  • Extended metaphor's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as literary-conceit[11].
  • Extended metaphor's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/4236[12].

Why It Matters

Extended metaphor draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #49 of 107).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . lingualibre.fr. lingualibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Extended metaphor. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-metaphor
MLA “Extended metaphor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-metaphor.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_extended-metaphor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Extended metaphor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/extended-metaphor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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