2. A NALOGY

3. D EFINITION A literary analogy is when the subject is compared point by point to something far different.

4. P RONUNCIATION Syllable breakdown: a·nal·o·gy ə - ˈ na-l ə -jē

5. L ITERARY E XAMPLE The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: "Shucks, it ain't calling you anything. It's only saying, do you know how to talk French?” "Well, den, why couldn't he SAY it?” "Why, he IS a-saying it. That's a Frenchman's WAY of saying it.” "Well, it's a blame ridicklous way, en I doan' want to hear no mo' 'bout it. Dey ain' no sense in it.” "Looky here, Jim; does a cat talk like we do?” "No, a cat don't.” "Well, does a cow?” "No, a cow don't, nuther.” "Does a cat talk like a cow, or a cow talk like a cat?” "No, dey don't.” "It's natural and right for 'em to talk different from each other, ain't it?” "Course.” "And ain't it natural and right for a cat and a cow to talk different from US?” "Why, mos' sholy it is.” "Well, then, why ain't it natural and right for a FRENCHMAN to talk different from us? You answer me that."

6. A NALYSIS In this example, the author is comparing the communication between French and Americans to that of cows and cats. These two subjects are clearly very different. The author’s purpose is to show the inequality in America at the time. This is shown because cats and cows are different species so they shouldn’t be able to communicate, but French and Americans are both humans so why can’t they communicate.

7. E XAMPLE 2 All Quiet On The Western Front by Maria Remarque: “It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces; and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp. To rediscover the old distinctions, the metal itself must be tested. First we were soldiers and afterwards, in a strange and shame faced fashion, individual men as well.”

8. ANALYSIS In this analogy the author is comparing soldiers to coins. The author’s main purpose in this book is to illustrate the effects war has on men. This analogy serves the author’s purpose by giving the reader an idea of how the bonds form between soldiers and how combat related stress influences the bonds.

9. E XAMPLE 3 The Tragedy of Coriolanus by Shakespeare “Like to a bowl on the subtle ground,/I have tumbled past the throw.”

10. A NALYSIS In this analogy the author is comparing the subject’s actions to those of the sport of bowling. The author’s purpose is too inform and entertain the reader with a story about a Roman general. The literary device serves as a way to convey this purpose

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