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Rhetorical Devices:
Analogy and Conceit
Marisol Nieves
Analogy
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compares two things, which are alike in several respects,
for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar
or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object
is similar to some familiar one.
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Comes from the Greek word meaning "proportion“
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Trope
Analogy (cont.)
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Examples:
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Lyrics is to a lyricist as music is to a composer.
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“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
Conceit
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a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within
a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor or
simile within a poem
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Latin for "concept“
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Trope
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Example:
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The dog took a leap to the moon.