Notes for teachers who are reading Freeman's (1852-1930 CE) stories with their students, as well as links to other authors for comparison and a bibliography of source material are all available here.

Full text of John Dryden's (1631-1700) Preface to The Fables (1700), the English poet's translation of Chaucer texts from the middle English. Dryden compares the styles of Ovid, Chaucer, and Boccaccio.

This book review of William Steig's Abel's Island features suggestions for comparisons to other survival stories.

Defines analogy. Also explains the reasoning behind the multiple levels of comparisons within an analogy. Includes examples and quotes from famous authors.