3 definitions by Julian Conaghan
by Julian Conaghan October 22, 2010
Multiple metaphores combined to form one image.
Use when a synecdochic metaphor fails to articulate the magnitude.
Use when a synecdochic metaphor fails to articulate the magnitude.
For example:
She swims in a sea of diamonds drowning in happiness.
The metaphors of swimming in a sea of diamonds and also that of drowning in a sea of happiness are combined to produce a multiphor.
She swims in a sea of diamonds drowning in happiness.
The metaphors of swimming in a sea of diamonds and also that of drowning in a sea of happiness are combined to produce a multiphor.
by Julian Conaghan October 17, 2011
He fights dancing a samba choreographed by a devil with eye of the tiger
Better than synecdochic metaphors.
Multiphore antonyms: Dying Metaphore, Cliché
Better than synecdochic metaphors.
Multiphore antonyms: Dying Metaphore, Cliché
by Julian Conaghan October 6, 2011