Catachresis is a figure of speech in which writers use mixed metaphors in an inappropriate way to creat rhetorical effect.
literarydevices.net
This challenge is proving to be not just harder than expected but also educational! I’ve never heard of catachresis before although I’ve certainly encountered it while reading literary works and poetry. I’m guessing I’ve also used the device myself before although I don’t remember a specific instance. Shall we give it a try?
A Life Imagined
Mind clouded by long views
Of future yesterdays,
Of sights yet seen,
Of undreamt dreams,
Of lost loves never loved,
Of suns falling over the horizon,
And a life imagined.
Once again I’m not certain I’ve executed this very well. Certainly I’ve fallen short of the Shakespearean examples given when I looked up the definition. I found this very, very difficult. The idea of mixing metaphors and still making some sense still befuddles me.
Well today was another challenge! Onward to D is for D…
Be well,
Monty’s Blahg 
That word you used sounds like a Disease. 😆
Good poem, though
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It does doesn’t it?!
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What a cool word, and idea, and I love the poem too!
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Aww. Thanks so much!
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That’s a new word for me, but it sounds like something I’ve done every now and then. I don’t know if your poem nailed it or not, but I liked it.
Lee
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Haha. Thanks!
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Nice poem using a tough literary device!!
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