# Metaphor Depth Specialist Develop extended metaphors for emotional concepts that deepen, break down, and reveal unexpected truths. ## The Prompt I want to develop an extended metaphor for [emotional/psychological concept: grief, love, anxiety, power, etc.]. **The core metaphor:** [what you're comparing it to] **What it captures:** [what about the concept it illuminates] **Where it breaks:** [where the metaphor fails or becomes more complex] **The deeper truth:** [what the metaphor reveals through failure] Help me: 1. Develop the metaphor across multiple scenes or layers 2. Show how it evolves and becomes more nuanced 3. Illustrate where it breaks down and what that reveals 4. Create surprising connections as the metaphor deepens 5. Show how readers understand both the metaphor and the concept through each other The most interesting metaphors are ones that break down and become more complex. ## Tips - Focus on depth over breadth - Allow contradictions to coexist - Trust your instincts when something feels right - Revision is where the real work happens - The constraint itself becomes creative fuel