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==== metaphor and simile ==== | ==== metaphor and simile ==== | ||
* both are figures of speech | * both are figures of speech that evoke meaning of one thing through a comparison to another | ||
** simile is a subset (sub-category) or form of a metaphor | |||
* metaphor | * metaphor adopts (becomes) the comparative meaning: | ||
** | ** ''the heart of the issue'' | ||
*simile compares the meaning directly | |||
**''raining like cats and dogs'' | |||
*to summarize: | |||
** metaphor makes a non-literal direct comparison or parallel connection | |||
** analogy makes a literal (actual) comparison via the words ''as, like'' | |||
==== analogy and metaphor ==== | ==== analogy and metaphor ==== | ||
* analogy | * '''analogy''' | ||
** draws a direct comparison in order to make a point about both ends of the comparison | |||
** analogy makes a | ** analogy explains or makes a point through the comparison | ||
** | ** generally, the analogy is literal: | ||
*** ex. ''The kid ate through his entire birthday cake faster than a dog devouring a juicy bone'' | |||
**** i.e. the cake was as enjoyable to the kid as a juicy bone to a dog | |||
** however, an analogy may also imply a figurative meaning of both sides of the comparison | |||
*** ex. ''Taking that test, I may as well have tried cleaning my room.'' | |||
**** i.e., both activities are useless | |||
* | * metaphor: | ||
** | ** draws a comparison to illuminate one thing through a known other | ||
** | *** i.e, the metaphor ''is'' that thing | ||
* metaphor | **** in other words, the metaphor uses a known image or comparison to illuminate another | ||
** | ** uses emphasis and imagery | ||
* both can be emotional (feelings) or rational (conceptual) | ** is abstract | ||
** both can be emotional (feelings) or rational (conceptual) | |||
** ex. ''The test was a cake walk except for that last question which led me off a cliff'' | |||
See: | See: | ||