Random Analogies
The Lake Michigan Food Feast
a: Chicago ~
b: a glutton feast
What: "For those who just can't get enough of the city, Chicago is like a glutton's feast. Take your pick: world class restaurants, upscale shopping, or timeless rows of museums"
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 4 2012 8:06 PM
# 2019 Critique Analogy
A Comment On City Developer Smith
a: Portland oregon ~
b: an old house with great bones
What: "Portland is like an old house with great bones, needs some fixing up, and needs a general contractor like Jefferson Smith to work hard toward bringing all the available resources and talents to making it into the sustainable model of progressive community where we are blessed to live. "
Useful?
Writer: Jonathan Poisner
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Date: May 16 2012 6:45 PM
# 2239 Critique Analogy
The Ancient Time
a: The odometer ~
b: a wheel mounted on a wheelbarrow
What: "The Roman architect and engineer, Vitruvius, invented
the first odometer in history. The odometer is like a wheel
mounted on a wheelbarrow and when pushed along the
ground by hand it automatically dropped a pebble into
a container at each revolution, giving a measure of the
distance it travelled. It is now essential in cars today,
measuring the distance the vehicle travels."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 2 2013 1:25 PM
# 3753 Critique Analogy
a: Adjective ~
b: little verbal hurdle
What: "Every unnecessary adjective is like a little verbal hurdle for your reader to jump. Would you actually have the energy to attend the event after ploughing through that congested sentence?"
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 8 2013 6:59 PM
# 3847 Critique Analogy
