Comments on: Metaphor, Simile or Analogy?

By: Kai Kai

Kai Kai — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:45:20 +0000

Thanks! This really helped me in my school work!!

By: Gee

Gee — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:46:20 +0000

Me and my friend decided to look up the meaning and/or difference between metaphor, simile and analogy - - and this is what we learned.

Before this we was stupid.

Before this we was like stupid.

Before this we was like stupid, and as Forrest Gump’s mother said . . . stupid is as stupid does.

We think we’s got it! :o)

May your lessons be like the water, that the sun-sweltered plant in the dessert, was in desperate need of, and therefore, gladly, soaked it all up . . . with joy.

Again, thanks for the learnin’!

Gee and She

By: Feb.2 « AP English 11

Feb.2 « AP English 11 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:33:32 +0000

[...] Here is a link that defines analogy better than I did in 2nd period. http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/metaphor-simile-or-analogy [...]

By: Isabella Bristol

Isabella Bristol — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:08 +0000

Understanding similes, metaphors and analogies is rocket surgery.

Understanding similies, metphors and analogies is like brain surgery and rocket science mixed together.

Similies, metaphors and analogies are like rocket surgery in that trying to remember the definition(s) is laughable.

I hope you enjoyed my examples.
From a nine year old studying for her SATs.

By: penelope

penelope — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:02 +0000

This is a good explanation of the three. I teach 8th grade. Trying to explain the differences between analogies and metaphors/similes is quite a task! I’m interested to know what you think about “extended” metaphors (i.e., the extended metaphor in “Oh Captain, my Captain!”) in light of analogies. You stated that analogies are often similes and metaphors that are extended. An extended metaphor is considered the same thing. How is it different from an analogy?

The idea that an analogy has more to do with an argument or an explanation was very helpful.

Any thoughts would be great!

By: jacoba

jacoba — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:50:10 +0000

I’ve checked out quite a few pages looking for the differences, particularly, the difference between similes and analogies and this page did it best.

By: Rogelio "Bozo"

Rogelio "Bozo" — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:18:37 +0000

this is my first time to this site, but I absolutely love this article. you did a great job making it understandable for the layperson (I plead guilty to membership of this party).

Thank you very much.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:49:53 +0000

Thank you. This really clears things up on metaphors, similes and analogies.

It’s a key to a map.

It’s LIKE a Key to a map.

It’s a key to a map; it helped me quickly find what I needed and highlighted things I wouldn’t have noticed before.

How did I do?

Other thought … a metaphor is a metamorphosis - one object becomes another

A simile is like describing a similarity.

At any rate, thanks so much for clearing it up. I smoked way too much put in high school and went blank.