extended+metaphor

=**Extended Metaphor**=

__Definition:__ A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in of throughout a work. See metaphor.

__Examples:__ 1. If one starts with the metaphor of //The seeds of discontent have already been sown//, an extension could be //It remains to see whether weed or flower will spring forth//.

2. //The winds were ocean waves, thrashing against the trees' limbs.The gales remained thereafter, only ceasing when the sun went down. Their waves clashed brilliantly with the water beneath, bringing foam and dying leaves to the shore.'"'//

3. In this case, the extensions would then be the second two sentences, "The gales remained thereafter, only ceasing…and dying leaves to the shore.//"//

4. Also, many fables and fairy tales are often extended metaphors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_metaphor