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as in catachresis
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‘Metaphor’ vs. ‘Simile’
‘Metaphor’ vs. ‘Simile’
Shall we compare thee to a summer’s day? Yes, two different ways!
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“Mixed metaphor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20metaphor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of mixed metaphor was circa 1748
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