Exploration On Analogy And Metaphor

By,

Taufiq Kurniawan bin Nazwir

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Creative Studies

Although these two terms are related,their meanings are subtly different.There are many ways to help understand the distinstion.

Metaphor :

From the ditionary,it defines a 'metaphor' as a figure of speech that uses one thing to mean another and makes a comparison between the two.For instance,from the shakespeare's line, "all the world's a stage," is a metaphor comparing the whole world to a theater stage.Metaphor is very simple,and they can function as most any part of speech."The spy shadowed  the woman" is a verb metaphor.The spy doesn't literally cast his shadow on the woman,but he follows her so closely and quietly that he resembles her own shadow.

Analogy :

An anology is a little complicated.At the most basic way,an anology shows similarity between things that might  seem different much like an extended metaphor.But anology isn't just a form of speech.It can be a logical argument.For example,if two things are alike in some ways,they are alike in some other ways as well.Anology is often used to help provide insight by comparing an unknown subject to one that is more familiar.It can also a relationship between pairs of things.This form of anology is often used standardized tests in the form of  "A is to B as C is to D."

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