Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.

what kind of analogy is this?

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Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty. 

what kind of analogy is this?

anonymous · Answer

I think the analogy in the paragraph is either racial prejudice and misunderstanding, love and brotherhood, or both. Whichever it is, it would be a Degrees of a Characteristic Analogy.

anonymous · Answer

i thought analogies were simile and metaphor and stuff like that:S