Complete the sentence below by typing the correct word into the box. A(n) is a comparison of two things that are alike in some respects by using a familiar object to explain an unfamiliar object.

Analogy

Explanation:

Analogy is a comparison between two things with the aim of showing their similarities or explaining a concept, principle or idea.

In making an analogy, a thing is explained by pointing to or making reference to another thing which shares similar characteristics or features with that thing.

An example of analogy is:

English is as simple as ABC.

Here, English is being compared to ABC to explain or show how simple it could be.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

a. the scene is structured as a dialogue between two characters in their own informal language.