One and for all: What (the hell) is the the difference between an analogy and a metaphor?

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There were answers but no one of them really answer the questions (or not clearly enough).

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Edit: “Once and for all”, apologize me, I’m Italian.

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On a very simple level (because you can write a book or two about these things):

An analogy attempts to simplify a concept by explaining it with a similar, but perhaps more familiar or less abstract concept. It does not have to be an explanation in the strictest sense btw. Some engineers would argue that prototypes or model testing are analogies as well: take something very complex, break it down, ease it up and make it more understandable.

> *”You have no idea what an account with attached licenses are and what you need to pay? Let me explain it to you with this example of a garage with two cars in it … you have to pay insurance and gas for both, even if they are in a single garage*.

A metaphor takes a concept and compares it so another concept, drawing comparisons.

> *”Love is a battlefield.”*

No, yo don´t kill anyone for love. But it is still an emotional rollercoaster, full of conquest, losses, win conditions and resource attrition.

SYL

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