Word Choice What is the analogy in this passage? What two ideas are connected in this analogy?

Passage
The day of the big game, I woke up with a knot in my stomach. Even though I had practiced hard, I was still really nervous. But I got ready and arrived there early. The coach was in the locker room going over the game plan. When I told him how nervous I was, he said that fear is like a stray cat; if you let it in, it will rip up all your furniture — but if you look it straight in the eye, it will turn tail and run.

1- The analogy in the Text :

2- The two ideas that are connected in this analogy:

She’s as blind as a bat.” “You have to be as busy as a bee to get good grades in high school.” “Finding that lost dog will be like finding a needle in a haystack.” Comparing two objects or ideas is common practice in the English language, as useful in writing and literature as in everyday figures of speech. While there are many forms of comparison, one literary term that encompasses most types of comparison is known as an analogy.

Explanation:

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the quote relates to no dogs barked because the father and son learn a lot from each other. the theme is love because the father misses his son and they are trying to get to his mom where her dogs are barking.