[mdmathis6]

Aren’t parables higher forms of analogy?....did not even Aesop communicate truth by the use of analogous fables? How should the 7 year old child understand the dangers of flattery unless he was told of the timeless tale of the Fox and the Crow?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Analogy means there is some underlying commonality between the analogs. I forget the technical terms right now between the things being compared. I would tend to think Aesop's stories were metaphors; i.e. he raged like a lion, a fox is sly etc.

The Love of God towards mankind is analogous to a man's Love for his neighbor in that they share a common feature albeit in different depth, duration, quality, substance etc.

That is the best I can do.