c. clarify unfamiliar things by comparing them to something that is familiar
An analogy involves things and ideas being compared to ideas that is somehow similar or familiar in order to explain them using the more familiar things or ideas. Analogy can also be associated with simile and metaphor but analogy are more extensive compared to these two figures of speech. Some examples of analogy that we used in our everyday lives are the following:
You are as hard-headed as the stone.
Just as a butterly undergoes metamorphosis, so as human with changes.
Retirement ages for the animals and the pigs.
The pigs arranged parades - animals stopped work marched in military fashion,
Pigs leading,
horses,
cows,
sheep,
poultry
and the dogs
flanked the procession, Napoleon is marching first.
There are several strategies that you could follow in order to get rid of cluttered writing. An outline can help you establish the ideas that you want to express and how they connect with one another. Another strategy would be using a thesaurus in order to learn words that can express the exact meaning you are looking for while taking up less space. Finally, a good strategy would be to keep your sentences short and in the passive voice, as this creates sentences that are clearer and easier to read.
Loyalty and independence define the trait of honor in Antigone. Her uncle Creon, considered her brother to be traitor and decree his body not be buried. Despite this, Antigone goes against the decree of her uncle and displays her loyalty to family and buries his body. She firmly believed that the body rests in peace only when it is buried. Though her sister Ismene was against her, however, Antigone displays the traits of courage and independence knowing that it would bring her death.