Comparatio (com-pa-ra’-ti-o): A general term for a comparison, either as a figure of speech or as an argument. More specific terms are generally employed, such as metaphor, simile, allegory, etc.
Your bedroom looks like a cross between a Salvation Army collection bin and a Dunkin’ Donuts dumpster. Please clean it up before you go to the movies tonight.
- Post your own comparatio on the “Comments” page!
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
The Daily Trope 