This image is the combination of the word light and wind to form lightwind or wing as pronounced thesame. It is an example juxtaposition.
Another example of this is the formation of one word from the word fly and water which is flywater as shown in the diagram below. This amalgamated word is from two different word that has no relationship but brought together to form a meaningful word with the aid of the diagram.
ANALOGY
This word analogy is a sub-division or branch of juxtaposition. It helps to explain more about juxtaposition in the sense that it is the act of relating two subjects i.e from the source to the target base on similarity. E.g is the analogy between the heart and the pump.
TYPES OF ANALOGY
There are two different types of analogy depending on the source and the target belonging to the same subject domain. They are;
1. Cross-domain analogy
2. Intra-domain analogy
ANALOGICAL LANGUAGES
There are languages or figures of speech that best explain the analogy, and they are;
1. Metaphor: this explains analogy by comparing two things such that one is the other.
E.g Zaidu Hassan (a.k.a Jitu) is a snake. This is because he is cunning, crafty and deceitful.
2. Simile: this also explains analogy by comparing two unlike things using the word like or as.
E.g, comparing Obinna with an iroko tree which goes this way, Obinna is as tall as an Iroko tree.
3. Allegory: this is a combination of two Greek words allos (other) and agoreuein (to speak in public). Here the use of language is not needed but the use of symbols or images such as painting to convey meaning.
This painting depicts a woman selling flowers in her shop. Even without the use of word to explain it, someone who sees this painting can easily tell what it is.
MORE ON JUXTAPOSITION
This image is the combination of a butterfly and an elephant. A butterfly having an elephant's head. It is the combination of two separate or class of animals that can never match together and when combine together, the animal form can never survive.
Another example of the combination of animals that can not survive when form are bird and fish.
1. Mortar & Pestle - Women
Women are like mortar and pestle. They claim to be open-minded just like a mortar when they are about entering into the house of a man but release their true character or color that was hidden in them (just the way the pestle hides some part of the open mortar) when they have occupied the house.
2. Chili - Love
I love you like red chili because just as a spicy food can not do without chili, I can not do without you. As chili gives flavor to a soup, same way you give meaning to my life.
The charming smooth body of a chili reminds me of your smooth body that increases my love for you.
As long as the body size of a chili reminds me of my love for you which is everlasting.
3. Light - Life
The entrance of light in a dark room gives life to the hostage in that room by locating the way out of that bondage.
4. Ice cream - Pain
The gross intake of ice cream due to its sweetness causes pain to its consumers in the future by giving them diabetes.
5. Coffee - Love
Just as much intake of coffee without milk and sugar causes reduction of weight so is love between a boy and a girl reduces without giving and communication.
As much intake of dry coffee intoxicates so is excess love between a boy and a girl intoxicates.
5. Wallet - Life
The more fat your wallet becomes the more meaningful your life will be, because you can get whatever you want with the substances in the wallet.
6. Cat - Life
Cat also understands that life is full of enjoyment by drinking to stupor after a long night party with it's owner.
The life of the rich men children is likened to be cats life where they sit and eat the remains of its owner or others.
7. Time - Happiness
You can always see the feelings of happiness on the faces of primary school students when ever it is closing time.
To a professional football player, the more time he has to spend in a club the happier he becomes because of the money involve.
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