conceits (Meaning)
conceits
use or presence of such conceits in poetry, an organizing theme or concept, favorable opinion, to take a fancy to, too much pride in one's own worth or virtue, a fanciful idea, conceive, understand, a fancy item or trifle, an idea showing imagination, a complicated way of expressing something, individual opinion, a result of mental activity, excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue, imagine, an elaborate or strained metaphor
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use or presence of such conceits in poetry, an organizing theme or concept, favorable opinion, to take a fancy to, too much pride in one's own worth or virtue,
metaphors, devices, analogies,figures of speech, euphemisms, similes, code words,circumlocutions
facts, realities,actualities,
The poet employed elaborate conceits to describe the beauty of his beloved's eyes.
Literary conceits often draw surprising parallels between seemingly unrelated objects.
Metaphysical poets were known for their use of extravagant conceits to explore complex ideas.
John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" employs a conceit of the compass to symbolize the lovers' enduring connection.
