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2. Rudyard Kipling - Wikipedia

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   Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( / ˈrʌdjərd / RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) [ 1] was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology ( The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim ...

3. Metaphorical framing - Wikipedia

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   Metaphorical framing. Metaphorical framing is a particular type of framing that attempts to influence decision-making by mapping characteristics of one concept in terms of another. [1] [2] [3] The purpose of metaphorical framing is to convey an abstract or complex idea in easier-to-comprehend terms by mapping characteristics of an abstract or ...

4. Extended metaphor - Wikipedia

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   An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature. It differs from a mere metaphor in its length, and in having more than one single point of contact between the object described (the so-called tenor) and the comparison used to describe it (the ...

5. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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   A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. [ 1] It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas. Metaphors are usually meant to create a likeness or an analogy.

6. O Captain! My Captain! - Wikipedia

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   O Captain! My Captain! at Wikisource. " O Captain! My Captain! " is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Well received upon publication, the poem was Whitman's first to be anthologized and the most popular during his lifetime. Together with "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard ...

7. Metaphorical extension - Wikipedia

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   Metaphorical extension. A metaphorical extension is the "extension of meaning in a new direction" through the popular adoption of an original metaphorical comparison. [1] The metaphorical extension is almost a universal and natural process in any language undergone by every word. In general, it's not even perceived in everyday usage as meaning ...