Extended Metaphor

Extended Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem

An extended metaphor is used in Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" in which a dead body is compared to hanging fruit.

"Extended Metaphor - Examples and Definition." Literary Devices. Home of Literary Devices, 03 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.

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