Analogy is when you compare two things that have a common link. For example they share a property like being a fruit or being sweet. “The candy was sweet like the finest Georgia peach” both the candy and the fruit are sweet, which makes the statement an analogy.
A metaphor likens something to another thing with no commonality “her hair flowed over her shoulders like a crashing wave” her hair and waves 🌊 have nothing in common but the writer is trying to evoke a mental image by using this metaphor.
Analogy = Alike
Methaphor = not alike
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