On last week lecture, we already learn what juxtaposition is. Juxtaposition means placing two variables, side by side and their contrast or similarity are shown through comparison. By juxtaposing two objects or words next to each other, human brain will automatically associate or transfer meaning. While, in this week, we will learn about Analogy, Metaphor and Similes.
What is Analogy?
Based on lecture notes, analogy is making the Strange Familiar.Its use something that has no apparent connection to the object to explain something about the object. The main use of analogies in daily conversation is to use something familiar to explain something complex.
For Example, “Dolby Stereo is like a Sonic Washing Machine for sound.”
What this means is that Dolby acts like a washing machine but instead of washing clothes it washes sound. It cleans the sound this giving it better quality, making it sharper and clearer(Example taken from: Roger von Oech’s A Whack on the Side of the Head.)
Analogy can be divided to two types:
- metaphor
- simile
As describe by “Wikipedia”, Metaphor is an analogy between two objects or ideas that conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word.
For example:
1) “Her eyes were glistening jewels.”
2) "Your insincere apology just added fuel to the fire."
Simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like", "as" or “than”. Although similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison, similes allow the two ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, while metaphors compare two things without using "like" or "as".
For Example:
1) "Emanuel was a record-setting runner and as fast as a speeding bullet."
2) "His temper was as explosive as a volcano."
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