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“This relationship feels like … a burning bridge,” is Atkins's example. You can stick to a single line or make it an extended metaphor with an entire poem about that bridge.

Extended metaphors Extended metaphors are metaphors that run throughout a piece of work. For example, in the poem Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy, the speaker says 'I give you an onion.' ...

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Critz offered this doozy of a metaphor at a rally Monday with union members, according to the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: "We’re going to put my size 10 1/2 shoe up Keith Rothfus’ rear end.

Among both scientists and laypeople, DNA is a language, one which we “read,” “write,” and “edit.” The metaphor may distort our understanding of genetics.

What is a metaphor? How and why would you use it? Bitesize explains with examples from ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy for 3rd and 4th level (S2-S4) learners.