- Look up
conceit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
conceit is an
extended metaphor,
especially in literature.
Conceit may also
refer to:
Conceit (novel)...
- In
drama and
other art forms, the
central conceit of a work of
fiction is the
underlying fictitious ****umption
which must be
accepted by the audience...
- The
Fatal Conceit: The
Errors of
Socialism is a book
written by the
economist and
political philosopher Friedrich Hayek and
edited by the philosopher...
- clichés in the
poetry of
later imitators.
Romeo uses hackne****
Petrarchan conceits when
describing his love for
Rosaline as "bright smoke, cold fire, sick...
- Gambler's
conceit is the
fallacy described by
behavioral economist David J. Ewing,
where a
gambler believes they will be able to stop a
risky behavior...
-
Conceit (fl. c. 2007) is an
American rapper from San Francisco. He won the
YouTube "On The Rise"
video contest, [clarification needed][when?]
where the...
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Conceit is a
novel by the
Canadian author Mary Novik,
published in 2007 by
Doubleday Canada. Set in 17th
century London,
Conceit is the
story of Pegge...
-
Conceit is a 1921
American silent drama film
directed by
Burton George,
produced by
Selznick Pictures, and
released by
Select Pictures. The film stars...
- 17th-century
English poets whose work was
characterised by the
inventive use of
conceits, and by a
greater emphasis on the
spoken rather than
lyrical quality of...
-
saints in "The Canonization".
Unlike the
conceits found in
other Elizabethan poetry, most
notably Petrarchan conceits,
which formed clichéd
comparisons between...
