All 5 Uses of
analogy
in
Childhood's End
- But have yoU ever stopped to consider-if you will excuse a slightly flattering analogy-what a man from your Stone Age would have felt, if he suddenly found himself in a modern city?†
Chpt 14 *analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
- In others, perhaps a better analogy can be found in the history of your colonial powers.†
Chpt 17
- But there is one analogy which is-well, suggestive and helpful.†
Chpt 18
- I am afraid that almost all I have to say now must be by means of such analogies.†
Chpt 20analogies = comparisons of different things to point to shared characteristics
- And yet-the analogy was false.†
Chpt 21analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
Definition:
a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
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.