01595--analogy

Analogy is the illustration of an idea by means of a more familiar idea that is similar or parallel to it in some significant features, and thus said to be analogous to it. Analogies are often presented in the form of an extended similie, as in Blake's aphorism: 'As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.' In literary history, an analogue is another story or plot which is parallel or similar in some way to the story under discussion. Verb: analogize.