A metaphor is generally considered to be more forceful and active than an
analogy (metaphor asA metaphor is generally considered to be more forceful and active than an
analogy (metaphor asserts two topics are the same whereas analogy may acknowledge differences. Other rhetorical devices involving comparison, such as
metonymy,
synecdoche,
simile,
allegory and
parable, share much in common with metaphor but are usually distinguished by the manner in which the comparison between subjects is deliveredserts two topics are the same whereas analogy may acknowledge differences. Other rhetorical devices involving comparison, such as
metonymy,
synecdoche,
simile,
allegory and
parable, share much in common with metaphor but are usually distinguished by the manner in which the comparison between subjects is delivered