An article makes clear the difference between metaphor, analogy and analogy!

In a WeChat group, I raised a question that has been bothering everyone but few people realize:

Seeing that everyone is stupid and confused, cute and cute, I suddenly feel the need and obligation to tell you the difference between the three.

The above definition comes from the content of network search.

Simply put, metaphor is the similarity between two things.

Another situation is that metaphor is to visualize abstract things.

Analogy: comparing and reasoning about a certain feature between two essentially different things, and drawing a conclusion.

For example:

Analysis: The function of education is derived from the function of wearing glasses, but we can't directly say that education is or is like wearing glasses, but the function of receiving education is the same as wearing glasses.

Give another example:

Analysis: In this example, bricks are the main part of the house, but not all. Inferring information is the main part of knowledge, but not the whole, which is wonderful. The logical relationship is also clear at a glance: the relationship between key parts and the whole.

Metaphor: Like metaphor, many times the category goes beyond metaphor. Not only vivid, but also easy to understand. Metaphor can be simply defined as explaining another unusual abstract thing with an easy-to-understand thing.

Example: Huang Nubo, a famous entrepreneur, once described the realization of his ideal in this way.

You see, this is an analogy, not a very standard analogy, nor a strict analogy, but we still feel reasonable and easy to understand.

Give another example:

It is not very rigorous in expression, but almost everyone thinks this sentence is classic and has become a buzzword for a time. This is a very good metaphor.

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