All 3 Uses of "analogy" in "Hopeless, by Colleen Hoover"

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analogy
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Hopeless, by Colleen Hoover
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Nice analogy.†
p. 90.8

analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
Speaking of analogies.†
p. 90.9 *

analogies = comparisons of different things to point to shared characteristics
It was covered in sexual analogies and metaphors today.†
p. 90.9

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(1) (analogy)
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.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)