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metaphrast.

A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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noun
  1. A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.

    A metaphrast has re-written Ian McEwan's book Atonement as a poem.
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