Full Definition of ROUNDEL. 1. : a round figure or object (as a circular panel, window, or niche). 2. a: rondel 2a b: an English modified rondeau.See roundel defined for English-language learners.ADVERTISEMENT.ull Definition of ROUNDEL. 1. : a round figure or object (as a circular panel, window, or niche). 2. a: rondel 2a b: an English modified rondeau. See roundel defined for English-language learners. ADVERTISEMENT.
Definition. An extended metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. Also known as a conceit or a megametaphor. Extended metaphor is a common literary device, particularly in poetry.
Definition of metaphor. 1 : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language â compare simile. 2 : an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol 2.