Dictionary of Australian Analogies Similes & Idioms

What is an An-al-o-gy?A similarity between like features of two things which are quite different from each other on which a comparison may be based: The Analogy between the heart and a pump. Writers use analogies as a literary technique as a play-on-words or for the purpose of wit or amusement.What is a Simile?A simile is (dictionary form) a figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things the resemblance is drawn by use of like or as (they are) like two peas in a pod (he is) as a slippery as an eel.