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Raise your hand when you hear a simile!
Analogy is a way of showing how two seemingly different things are similar based on a shared relationship
We already know that an analogy is a comparison. It can be a comparison between any two things—literally, like in the video (you literally wear a glove and a sock in the same way), or figuratively.
Raise your hand when you hear a metaphor!
a type of comparison where the relationship between two seemingly different things is shown to be similar.
When you make a figurative comparison, you are comparing two things in a way that isn’t literally true, but appeals to the reader in a deeper, emotional way.
Consider the following example:
Take the same, boring example sentence from before:
“Her eyes are blue.” Still boring.
Now, read it as a simile: “Her eyes are like an ocean.”
This sounds a little bit more like the analogies from the beginning of the lesson, doesn’t it?
A simile is a type of metaphor (yes, a simile and metaphor are the same thing) that admits that it’s making a comparison. It does this by using one of two words: like or as.
A metaphor is the most direct, powerful form of figurative comparison. It uses the characteristics of something that you already have a connection to or understanding of to illustrate something in a way that gives it more depth and interest for the reader.
“Her eyes are blue.” Pretty boring, huh?
Now, consider this one: “Her eyes are an ocean.”
Don’t you feel like you have a deeper connection to that description? The second example is a metaphor.
a type of figurative (not literally true) analogy where one thing is directly compared to another in order to more fully and deeply illustrate the relationship.
a type of metaphor that uses “like” or “as” to show that it is making a comparison.