How are analogy and allegory distinct?
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One has eight letters, the other doesn't.
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The first has an ass and the second has a leg.
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An analogy is an explicit comparison between two concepts. Analogies are often signalled by words such as 'like' or 'as'. (Edit: As someone pointed out, similes use these words. Not all analogies do. I wasn't completely paying attention when I wrote this, sorry!)
In contrast, allegories are stories that implicitly draw a connection between two concepts. A good example of this might be George Orwell's Animal Farm. On it's face, it is a story about animals revolting against their owner and creating their own system of governance. While it generally follows the story of the Russian revolution, Orwell never directly states this. Instead, it is up to the reader to figure that out.
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An analogy is an explicit comparison between two concepts. Analogies are often signalled by words such as 'like' or 'as'. (Edit: As someone pointed out, similes use these words. Not all analogies do. I wasn't completely paying attention when I wrote this, sorry!)
In contrast, allegories are stories that implicitly draw a connection between two concepts. A good example of this might be George Orwell's Animal Farm. On it's face, it is a story about animals revolting against their owner and creating their own system of governance. While it generally follows the story of the Russian revolution, Orwell never directly states this. Instead, it is up to the reader to figure that out.
Thanks so much, Ms Wikipedia
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The first has an ass and the second has a leg.
As an analologist, I can confirm your findings.
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One has eight letters, the other doesn't.
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.
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An analogy is an explicit comparison between two concepts. Analogies are often signalled by words such as 'like' or 'as'. (Edit: As someone pointed out, similes use these words. Not all analogies do. I wasn't completely paying attention when I wrote this, sorry!)
In contrast, allegories are stories that implicitly draw a connection between two concepts. A good example of this might be George Orwell's Animal Farm. On it's face, it is a story about animals revolting against their owner and creating their own system of governance. While it generally follows the story of the Russian revolution, Orwell never directly states this. Instead, it is up to the reader to figure that out.
"The allegory of the cave" Is another great example!
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An analogy is an explicit comparison between two concepts. Analogies are often signalled by words such as 'like' or 'as'. (Edit: As someone pointed out, similes use these words. Not all analogies do. I wasn't completely paying attention when I wrote this, sorry!)
In contrast, allegories are stories that implicitly draw a connection between two concepts. A good example of this might be George Orwell's Animal Farm. On it's face, it is a story about animals revolting against their owner and creating their own system of governance. While it generally follows the story of the Russian revolution, Orwell never directly states this. Instead, it is up to the reader to figure that out.
'like' or 'as'.
That's similes.
Now you have to explain similes and metaphors. Oh, oh! and do fables and parables!
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'like' or 'as'.
That's similes.
Now you have to explain similes and metaphors. Oh, oh! and do fables and parables!
Oh my gosh, can't believe I did that. Fortunately they are a type of analogy, so I'm not just totally spreading misinformation.
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"The allegory of the cave" Is another great example!
Is that Plato's Cave? I'm not super familiar with it. Animal Farm was just the first allegory to pop in my head.
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Is that Plato's Cave? I'm not super familiar with it. Animal Farm was just the first allegory to pop in my head.
Yeah! great read if you have the time. It can be used to explain alot of things since its a very open take on going from a state of ignorance or naivety to "seeing the light". I think its an important read, since people still in the "cave" are hard if not impossible to "convince" with such a limited perspective on reality.
I further interpret this to mean If we want to pull our fellow man out of the cave, we have to help change their perspective and meet them where they are in their journey out.
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Since I haven’t seen it yet, an analogy describes how a comparison you may not be familiar with relates to one you probably are. For example: lamb is to sheep as puppy is to dog. Or murder is to crows like pack is to wolves.
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Since I haven’t seen it yet, an analogy describes how a comparison you may not be familiar with relates to one you probably are. For example: lamb is to sheep as puppy is to dog. Or murder is to crows like pack is to wolves.
wrote last edited by [email protected]By way of right?
What pithy phrase might embody allegory in the same way?
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An analogy is when you take one relationship between things, and you draw similarities between that and another relationship
An allegory is when you create a story out of this, the analogy becomes the setting and you use the analogy to work through implications through narrative
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'like' or 'as'.
That's similes.
Now you have to explain similes and metaphors. Oh, oh! and do fables and parables!
The umbrella was a rain shield
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As an analologist, I can confirm your findings.
Analrapist
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You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Thats all i ever wanted. Why stray so far from adequacy?
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The umbrella was a rain shield
That is more of a definition.
A simile might be:- The baby bird opened her mouth like an umbrella.
- She's stacked like bricks.
A metaphor might be:
- Faith is our umbrella.
- She's a brickhouse.
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That is more of a definition.
A simile might be:- The baby bird opened her mouth like an umbrella.
- She's stacked like bricks.
A metaphor might be:
- Faith is our umbrella.
- She's a brickhouse.
wrote last edited by [email protected]The umbrella shielded against the precipitous rain
