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concettism

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Con`cet´tism
n.1.The use of concetti or affected conceits.

concettism
1. any writing characterized by conceits, i.e., elaborate and fanciful figures of speech, as in the opening lines of T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock.”
2. the use of conceits in writing.
See also: Language Style


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