imaginative comparison


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Noun1.imaginative comparison - the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories
comparison - relation based on similarities and differences
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Early on in his study, he draws an imaginative comparison between Schlink's approach to the National Socialist period in his fiction and traditional depictions of Aphrodite in painting and sculpture.
Holocaust as Fiction: Bernhard Schlink's "Nazi" Novels and Their Films
While the women seemed open to criticism, she may not have seen some of the more imaginative comparisons coming.
Bride-to-be's engagement ring compared to 'genital wart' in cruel online mocking; The woman, who has not been named, posted an image of the ring on a Facebook page called "That's it, I'm ring shaming" and asked for feedback on what people thought

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