An analogy is a type of

a. literal language

b. context language

c. technical language

d. figurative language

D. Figurative language

Explanation: An analogy  is a comparison between two things or ideas that aren't necessarily obviously similar. Its function is explaining something by comparing it with another thing that might be more familiar to the reader or listener. Like the similes and metaphors, the analogies are tools used in literature and they are figurative language because they express an image. Normally, analogies are more extensive than similes and metaphors and they use more complex structures.  

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

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