Analogy

analogy is used to explain or illuminate one thing or idea by comparison to another unrelated thing or idea

• = a comparison of two dissimilar things
• also, corresponding to, representative of, in proportion to
• from ana- ("into", according to") + -logy (of the word)
  • ana- from PIE *gwa- for "to go, come"

analogy rhetorical devices

metaphor

• a comparison without the words "as" or "like"
  • ex. "She is the workhorse of the office"
• frequently, a metaphor is created by dropping the comparison words "as" or "like"
  • ex. "The sun is a red hot iron on my forehead"

simile

• makes a direct comparison
  • as
    • note that "such as" provides an example whereas "like" makes a comparison
  • like