A metaphor is a type of comparison - when you are symbolically comparing two or more things (without using words such as like or as), you are using a metaphor. If you extend that metaphor into several lines or stanzas within a poem, then you are using an extended metaphor, which commonly appears in epic poems such as The Odyssey or The Iliad.
<span>One of the main elements of an epic poem is an extended metaphor. The answer which characterizes an extended metaphor is 1. an extended comparison. A metaphor is also known as shortened comparison, so an extended metaphor is an extended comparison. </span>
