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Mixed Metaphor Defined
A metaphor whose elements are either incongruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications, such as "the dog pulled in its horns" or "to take arms against a sea of troubles."
Sidelight: The effect of a mixed metaphor can be absurd as well as sublime.
(See also Catachresis, Enallage, Malapropism, Oxymoron, Paradox, Synesthesia)
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