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MIXED METAPHOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rhetoric
DEF

A figure of speech combining two or more inconsistent or incongruous metaphors.

OBS

An example is the following: "What happened to the old mailed fist? Has it gone down the drain?" (Source: House of Commons).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Art de dire (Rhétorique)
CONT

Quand elle introduit plusieurs rapprochements successifs, la métaphore est filée ou suivie, comme dans "Cette femme tend le filet de ses charmes pour chasser le gibier des naïfs"; au contraire, elle est heurtée ou brisée quand elle rapproche des notions incompatibles, comme dans "Le char de l'État navigue sur un volcan".

Spanish

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