Metaphor,Analogy,Simile  and the difference

Metaphor
Analogy

Simile

And the Difference

Tanapohn Noomai.

Preface

This report is a part of the English subject E32101 .
The purpose of this report is to provide readers
understand about Metaphor,Analogy,Simile and the
difference between Metaphor,Analogy, andsimile.I hope
who goes through it will find it useful and worth
learning.

Tanapohn Noomai

Table of contents

What is a metaphor? Page
What is a simile?
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What is an analogy? 3
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What’s the Difference Between 7
Metaphor, Simile, and Analogy?

What is a metephor?

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly
compares one thing to another for rhetorical effect. One of
the most famous examples of metaphor in the English
language also happens to be a great example of this
technique. In William Shakespeare’s

“All the world’s a stage,

This is a textbook example of a metaphor. Shakespeare is
comparing the world to a stage by saying one is the other.
However, he does not mean this literally. (In other words,
he doesn’t literally believe the world is a stage.) The
comparison is rhetorical. By comparing the world to a
stage, and the people in the world as players on it, he is
inviting us to think about the similarities between the
two, and by extension, the meaning of human nature and
our place in the world.

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Metaphor example.

To be out of this world. A walking dictionary.

Classroom is a zoo. To be a breeze.

Boling mod. A borken heart.

Class clown. To be a star.

Couch potapo. The world is a stage.
Night owl.
Time is money.

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What is a simile?

Unlike metaphors, similes create a comparison
using like and as. Perhaps you'll recognize this
famous example of simile from Forrest Gump:
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
In this case, the reader is more explicitly aware
of the direct comparison that’s being made
versus a metaphor or analogy. (Remember, a
simile is a type of metaphor.) When it comes to
simile use in writing, a good rule of thumb is to
approach with caution and use similes sparingly.

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Simile example.

Busy as a bee. As sweet as pei.

As sthinky as an old sock. Wise as an owl.

Cute as a button. As fast as bolt lightning.

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What is an analogy?

An analogy serves a similar purpose to simile
and a metaphor—i.e. showing how two things are
alike—but with the ultimate goal of making a
point about this comparison. The point of an
analogy is not merely to show, but also to
explain. For this reason, when it comes to analogy
vs. metaphor, an analogy is more complex. For
example, consider this analogy for futility:

“What you’re doing is as useful as rearranging
deck chairs on the Titanic.”

Here, the speaker is comparing the task being
done to the task of rearranging deck chairs on the
Titanic. But the ultimate goal is not to compare
one task to another. The ultimate goal is to
communicate that the first task is useless—by
comparing it to a similarly useless task, such as
rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

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Analogy Example.

A doctor is to hospital as teacher is to school.
Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : school

Red is to stop as green is to go.
Rad : Stop :: Green : Go

Tall is to short as big is to small.
Tall : Short :: Big : Small

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What’s the Difference
Between Metaphor, Simile,

and Analogy?

While these figures of speech are used to
compare different things, here are some clear
rules to help you distinguish between metaphor,
simile, and analogy.

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●A simile is saying something is like something else.
●A metaphor is often poetically saying something is something

else.

●An analogy is saying something is like something else to

make some sort of an explanatory point.

●You can use metaphors and similes when creating an

analogy.

●A simile is a type of metaphor. All similes are metaphors,

but not all metaphors are similes.

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