Editing Extended metaphor (section)

{{Short description|Use of a single metaphor or analogy at length}}
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).<ref name=Thornborrow>{{cite book |last1=Thornborrow |first1=Joanna |first2=Shân |last2=Wareing|title=Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and Literary Style |year=1998 |publisher=Psychology Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fmWMnbVMxoMC |pages=103–104 |isbn=0415140641}}</ref><ref name=Brummet>{{cite book|last=Brummett|first=Barry|title=Techniques of Close Reading|year=2009|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1412972659|pages=81–82}}</ref> These implications are repeatedly emphasized, discovered, rediscovered, and progressed in new ways.<ref name=Brummet />