ex) My writing is like a river filled with sharks.
ex) Her pregnant belly was as a big as a beach ball.
The key to analogy is comparison. Metaphor, on the other hand, foregoes comparison and ups the ante. In a metaphor a thing is called something else entirely and the desired effect is to create vivid imagery and give the reader greater insight into the scene, character, or theme.
ex) My brain is a broken computer.
ex) The dog was the master of the house, lording over his human subjects.
Amanda LaFantasie (Skoora) © 2012
I find this topic extremely interesting, especially because there are so many different points of views on it. But its good to know the constructive, definitive difference. But gosh, there is a lot of philosophy behind the two. Especially metaphor.
ReplyDeleteMetaphor is so much fun. The one form of 'comparative tool' that I left out was personification but I might add that one later. I think metaphor might be my favorite out of the group though.
DeleteRemind me never to ask a teenager to write a sonnet.
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