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An analogy is when two things are being compared or have similarities.
In "The Giver," the two things being compared are the community's strict conformity and control over individuality, compared to the freedom and emotions that come with embracing individual choice and experience. The novel explores the consequences of sacrificing personal autonomy for societal harmony.
A metaphor in which one of the things being compared is not directly named
You use "older" when only two things are being compared. Jack is older than Jenny. You use "oldest" when three or more things are being compared. Out of the three students, John is oldest.
A relationship between two things being compared...hmmmn... The relationship refers to the similarities and differences or could refer to the influence one has on the other or how they affect each other.
"Compared to" is used to highlight similarities between two different things. "Compared with" is used to examine the differences between two similar things.
"Identical" means being exactly the same in every detail or aspect, with no difference between the two things being compared. It is often used to describe things that are indistinguishable or interchangeable.
Anything, really, except you use like or as to connect the two things. Here's two examples:Her hair shone like the golden lamp on the floor. Hair is being compared, using like, to the golden lamp.His eyes were as hard as the sidewalk. Eyes are being compared, using as, to the sidewalk.I would use the first and last of them like the sidewalk was as hot as a pacake. meaning sidewalk and a pancake
A comparison.
"hair" and "silk".
Contrast is the highlighting of the differences between two or more things. It is a way to show the disparities or distinctions in characteristics, qualities, or attributes of the objects being compared.
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