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Read the sentence below: Soil is to a gardener as oil is to a landscape painter. Which literary device is used in this sentence?

Allusion
Analogy
Hyperbole
Metaphor

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User Omar
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the literary device used in this sentence is analogy
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User Vadim Rybak
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An analogy is used to compare the two circumstances. An analogy is a comparison between two things to help the listener understand better.
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