Question

What is the purpose of comparisons in writing?

Comparisons only show us how things are different.

Comparisons only show us how things are alike.

Comparisons take us from what we know to what we don’t know.

Comparisons do not have a purpose in writing.

Answer 1

Comparisons can take us from what we know to what we don't know. Like I don't know car parts, but I can compare to something I know to make it make since to me.

Answer 2

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\(\normalsize\color{red}\bigstar\large\color{gold}\bigstar\Large\color{greenyellow}\bigstar\large\color{cyan}\bigstar\normalsize\color{blue}\bigstar\large\color{purple}\bigstar\Large\color{magenta}\bigstar\large\color{pink}\bigstar\normalsize\color{orchid}\bigstar\large\color{red}\bigstar\Large\color{gold}\bigstar\large\color{greenyellow}\bigstar\Large\color{cyan}\bigstar\large\color{blue}\bigstar\normalsize\color{purple}\bigstar\large\color{magenta}\bigstar\Large\color{pink}\bigstar\large\color{orchid}\bigstar\normalsize\color{red}\bigstar\)

\(\Large\cal\hspace{45 pt}\color{red}◇\color{red}\heartsuit\hspace{2 pt}\color{red}W\color{gold}E\color{greenyellow}L\color{lime}C\color{cyan}O\color{purple}M\color{magenta}E\hspace{2 pt}\color{magenta}\heartsuit\hspace{-3 pt}\color{magenta}◇\)
\(\Large\cal\hspace{95 pt}\color{orchid}T\color{pink}O\)
\(\Large\hspace{37 pt}\color{plum}◇\Large\color{plum}\heartsuit\hspace{2 pt}\LARGE\cal\color{plum}O\large\color{salmon}P\color{red}E\color{orange}N\LARGE\color{gold}S\large\color{greenyellow}T\color{lime}U\color{cyan}D\color{purple}Y\color{magenta}!\hspace{2 pt}\Large\color{magenta}\heartsuit\hspace{-3 pt}\color{magenta}◇\)

\(\Large\bf\hspace{31 pt}\color{red}/\color{gold})\hspace{0 pt}\Large\color{greenyellow}♔ \color{cyan}/\color{purple})\hspace{55 pt}\Huge\color{yellow}☀\)
\(\Large\bf\hspace{14 pt}\color{red}O\color{red}(\hspace{0 pt}\color{gold}⌒\hspace{5 pt}\small\color{greenyellow}‿\Large\color{cyan}⌒\hspace{1 pt}\color{purple})\color{magenta}o\small\color{magenta}━\color{magenta}━\small\color{orchid}◇\normalsize\color{pink}☆\large\color{red}\bigstar\small\color{gold}☆\small\color{yellow}◇\small\color{lime}\bigstar\Large\color{greenyellow}☆\normalsize\color{cyan}\bigstar\small\color{blue}☆\color{purple}◇\color{magenta}\bigstar\scriptsize\color{orchid}☆\color{pink}◇\)
\(\Large\bf\hspace{7 pt}\color{red}☁\large\hspace{2 pt}\color{red}O\color{orangered}(\color{gold}"\color{greenyellow})\hspace{0 pt}\color{greenyellow}(\color{cyan}"\color{purple})\Large\color{magenta}☁\color{orchid}☁\color{cyan}☁\color{lime}☁\color{greenyellow}☁\color{yellow}☁\color{orange}☁\color{orangered}☁\color{red}☁\color{red}☁\)
\(\LARGE\scr\color{red}☁\color{red}☁\color{orangered}☁\color{gold}☁\color{greenyellow}☁\color{lime}☁\color{cyan}☁\color{aqua}☁\color{blue}☁\color{purple}☁\color{magenta}☁\color{orchid}☁\color{pink}☁\color{plum}☁\)
\(\normalsize\color{red}\bigstar\large\color{gold}\bigstar\Large\color{greenyellow}\bigstar\large\color{cyan}\bigstar\normalsize\color{blue}\bigstar\large\color{purple}\bigstar\Large\color{magenta}\bigstar\large\color{pink}\bigstar\normalsize\color{orchid}\bigstar\large\color{red}\bigstar\Large\color{gold}\bigstar\large\color{greenyellow}\bigstar\Large\color{cyan}\bigstar\large\color{blue}\bigstar\normalsize\color{purple}\bigstar\large\color{magenta}\bigstar\Large\color{pink}\bigstar\large\color{orchid}\bigstar\normalsize\color{red}\bigstar\)

What do you think of when you are comparing two things?

Answer 3

Comparisons only show us how things are different.