All 5 Uses of
analogy
in
Moby Dick
- But it is only found on the sinister side, which has an ill effect, giving its owner something analogous to the aspect of a clumsy left-handed man.†
Chpt 31-33 *
- The accursed shark alone can in any generic respect be said to bear comparative analogy to him.†
Chpt 58-60
- Consider all this; and then turn to this green, gentle, and most docile earth; consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself?†
Chpt 58-60
- O Nature, and O soul of man! how far beyond all utterance are your linked analogies! not the smallest atom stirs or lives on matter, but has its cunning duplicate in mind.†
Chpt 70-72
- To make them run easily and swiftly, the axles of carriages are anointed; and for much the same purpose, some whalers perform an analogous operation upon their boat; they grease the bottom.†
Chpt 82-84
Definition:
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(analogy) a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristiceditor's notes: Analogies are typically used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something that is simpler or more familiar. They are also used in argument to suggest that what is true for one situation is also true in the other.