What is an analogy?

A comparison between two things, for the purpose of explanation or

clarification.

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• The key to figuring out a set of word analogies is determining the relationship between the paired set of words.

Umm … What does that mean?

• Presented for your viewing pleasure is a list of relationships that will help you to determine how to solve the analogy problem.

• Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.

• Lets talk dots…(: is to /:: as) But it makes more sense if you put it in a sentence

• For Example:– Bizarre : Weird :: Cute : Pretty.– ‘Bizarre’ is the similar meaning of ‘weird’ just as

‘cute’ has a similar meaning to ‘pretty’

• You Try:

– Annoyed : Irritated :: Find : ____________

Discovered

• Antonyms are words that mean the opposite

• Example:–detest : admire :: disagree :

concede •Detest is the opposite of admire whereas disagree is the opposite of concede.

• You Try:– kind : cruel :: find : __________

lose

• A cause and effect analogy is a pair of words whose relationship has two parts. Cause is an action of some kind and effect is the result of that action. For example, rain : wet. The cause is the rain. Rain is the action that is occurring. The effect is wet. Wet is the resulting action caused by the rain.

• Example:– cut : bleed :: wound : pain 

• You Try:– Gift (causes) Joy :: Detention(Causes)

___________ anger

• Analogies where one word is a smaller part of the other word

• Example:– Prefix : word :: ingredient : recipe– A Preffix is a small part of a whole

word much like ingredients are part of the whole recipe

• You Try:– Chapter : Book :: fender: ___________

car

• Classification analogies can be similar to characteristic analogies, whereby one of the word pairs is an attribute of the other.

• Example: – Dog : Pet :: Jazz : Music– Remember to use “a Type of..”

• You Try:– Polka : Dance :: Call of Duty :

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game

• People and things are usually described by their special qualities, or characteristics.

• Example: A bully, for example, could be described as aggressive, but not as affectionate. – pirate : brazen :: beggar : destitute

• You Try:– Dog : Loyal :: Cat : ________________

sly

• Analogies of degree show greater or lesser extent (puddle / pond) or intensity (cool / icy).

• Example: – tan : brown :: pink : red

• You Try: (try using “is a little” and “Like”)– Chuckle : laugh :: whimper :

____________

weep

• Analogy pairs where one of the words describes the function or purpose of the other

• Example:– eye : see :: ear : hear– The function of an eye is to see just

as an ear’s function is to hear.

• You Try:– Knife : Cut :: Pen : ___________________

write

• Analogies where one word in the pair tells us what the other is expected to do.

• Example:• Dancer : Dance :: Rock Star :

Sing• You Try:• Author : Write :: Chef :

____________

cook

• When one of words in the analogy pair is what is expected to be used by the other.

• Example:– Cop : handcuffs :: mechanic :

wrench• You Try:• Cashier : Cash :: Plumber :

___________

pipes

• When one of words in the analogy pair is an action that you use it for.

• Example:– Bake : Cake :: Peel : orange

• You Try:• Boil : Egg :: Throw : ____________

ball

• When one of words in the analogy is the location you might find the other.

• Example:– Bear : Woods :: Camel : Desert

• You Try:• Fish : Sea :: student :

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school

Remember this slide????

• The key to figuring out a set of word analogies is determining the relationship between the paired set of words.

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