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There’s a big difference between everything and nothing. If you asked your friends what they love most about you, you’d much rather hear everything than nothing (talk about a confidence killer). But these words also have a lot in common: They’re both indefinite pronouns, and if you’re trying to describe something in a non-specific way, they’re both words you want to know.
An analogy is a literary device often used in literature and poetry to make connections between familiar and unfamiliar things, suggest a deeper significance, or create imagery in the reader's mind.