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Conceit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aside from its common usage, signifying "excessive pride" (i.e. the conception of Self, the excessive pride as a result of having an inflated conception of self-worth), in literary terms, a conceit ...
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A conceit is a figure of speech which makes an unusual and sometimes elaborately sustained comparison between two dissimilar things. Related to wit, there are two main types:
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Unlike allegory, which tends to have one-to-one correspondences, a conceit typically takes one subject and explores the metaphoric possibilities in the qualities associated with that subject.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Metaphysical conceit. Metaphysical conceit. Information about Metaphysical conceit in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Conceit also refers to an artistic device which has become so widely used it is conventional; using blurred or out-of-focus filming techniques to denote a memory...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Literary conceit. Literary conceit. Information about Literary conceit in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Conceit also refers to an artistic device which has become so widely used it is conventional; using blurred or out-of-focus filming techniques to denote a memory sequence is a...
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