"extended metaphor" meaning in English

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        "(rhetoric) A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "laajennettu metafora"
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          "word": "métaphore filée"
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          "roman": "razvjórnutaja metáfora",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "развёрнутая мета́фора"
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      "word": "laajennettu metafora"
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