Conceit
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- An over-high esteem of oneself; vain pride.
- Something conceived, especially, a novel or fanciful idea
- In literature and poetry, a device of analogy consisting of an extended metaphor
Aside from its common usage, signifying "excessive pride", in literary terms, a conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage. By juxtaposing, usurping and manipulating images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison.
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