ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Metaphor example: “That man is a snake.” Simile example: “Your ex is sneaky as a snake.” Extended metaphor example: “You’re a snake! Everything you hiss out of your mouth is a lie.

Detailed explanation-2: -A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

Detailed explanation-3: -An extended metaphor refers to a metaphor that the author explores in more detail than a normal metaphor. It can go on for multiple sentences or paragraphs in a work of prose, or multiple lines or stanzas in a poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -An extended metaphor is sometimes called a conceit, especially in poetry.