How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?

A. While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.

B. While a metaphor describes the way someone thinks or feels, an extended metaphor compares multiple unlike things.

C. While a metaphor conveys a set of ideas, an extended metaphor conveys a single idea across the poem.

D. While a metaphor makes a comparison, an extended metaphor shows the attitude of a text toward its subject

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Jax Matthews

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5 June, 04:24

How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?

A. While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.

B. While a metaphor describes the way someone thinks or feels, an extended metaphor compares multiple unlike things.

C. While a metaphor conveys a set of ideas, an extended metaphor conveys a single idea across the poem.

D. While a metaphor makes a comparison, an extended metaphor shows the attitude of a text toward its subject

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Jaxson Vance · Answer 1

the way that metaphors and extended metaphors differ is : While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem. To put it more simply, metaphor is when the author use a comparison between two different subject/objects in the poem. Extended metaphor happen when the author keep using metaphor over and over again throughout the poem