conceit

=**__Conceit__** __(____k//uh//____n-seet):__= A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. A conceit displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made.

__Audio Pronunciation of Conceit:__
media type="file" key="conceit.wav" “**//Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?//** Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date.”
 * __Literary Example:__**Shakespeare's Sonnet 18:

In this excerpt of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, the first line demonstrates a conceit because Shakespeare uses a far-fetched metaphor which describes a person to a summer’s day. These two objects are completely different but their comparison exhibits an “intellectual cleverness” between the two objects, creating a conceit.

__Works Cited:__"Conceit." conceit: definition, usage and pronunciation. 2007. Your Dictionary. 27 Sep 2007 . Savage, Doug. "Savage Chickens: Summer's Day Cartoon." __Summer's Day__. 2007. Savage Chicken. 28 Sep 2007 http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/2005/12/summers-day.html. "Conceit Poetry." __Definition of Conceit Poetry Type__. 2007. Types of Poetry. 28 Sep 2007 .

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