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(Created page with "'''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") |
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** ''ana-'' from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*gwa-''' for "to go, come" | ** ''ana-'' from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*gwa-''' for "to go, come" | ||
analogy | == 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 | |||
[[Category:Vocabulary]] | |||
[[Category:Rhetoric]] | |||