Extended metaphor

Definition: Extended metaphor is a metaphor 
that continues into the sentences that follow. 


Example: He is the pointing gun, we are the bullets of his desire.
All the world's a stage and men and women merely players.
Let me count my loves of thee, my rose garden, 
my heart, my fixed mark, my beginning and my end.


Significance: Extended metaphor can be useful 
when you want to recognize others feelings.