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What is an analogy?analogy?
An analogy is a comparison between two pairs of words. It shows a relationship between the words that are being compared. Analogies can use different types of relationships to compare words.
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Look at the examples below:
$ rose
money love
What are some relationships between these two things?
-represents - a sign of- stands for - stands for
- is a symbol for - is a symbol for
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-represents - a sign of
- stands for
- stands for
- is a symbol for - is a symbol for
What is the best common phrase? (now called the relating factor or RF)
-is a symbol for
To write this as a sentence:
The dollar sign is a symbol for money just as a rose is a symbol for love.
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This is how you would write the analogy using the BRIDGE MAP.
$ as rose
money love
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Try this one:
a. shoe as hat
foot head
RF=
Now write this as a sentence.
is worn on
A shoe is worn on the foot as a hat is worn on the head.
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b. apple as carrot
fruit vegetable
RF= is a type of
Write this as a sentence.
An apple is a type of fruit as a carrot is a type of vegetable.
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c. leg as wheel
body car
RF=
is a part of
Write this as a sentence
A leg is a part of a body as a wheel is a part of a car
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You will also see analogies where you have to fill in the missing word.
d.
hot as black
cold
First ask the question what is the relating factor?
RF= is the opposite of
Then make a sentence using the relating factor.
Hot is the opposite of cold as black is the opposite of _____.
The missing word is????
white
white
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You also need to know what all the words mean. For example:
e. reservoir as
water money
What is a reservoir?A place where anything is collected or stored.
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e. reservoir as
water money
What is the relating factor? RF = holds
Now make this into a sentence.
A reservoir holds water as a ______ holds money.bank
Because a reservoir holds a large amount of water the bestanswer for this analogy is bank, not wallet. A bank holdsa large amount of money where a wallet does not.
bank
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f. as horse
centaur
What is a mermaid? The body of a woman and tail of a fish
What is a centaur?Man’s head, trunk, and arms and a horse’s body and legs.
Now that we know the definitions of each word, what is the Relating factor? RF= a part of
Write the sentence:
A ______ is a part of the mermaid as a horse is a part of a centaur.
Go on to next slide for answer
mermaid
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Why isn’t the answer woman?
Since the word horse is used with centaur, your answer for mermaid must be similar. The answer for mermaid is fish.
If the analogy were man and centaur then your answer would be woman.
f. as horse
centaurmermaid
fish
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There are many kinds of analogies. These are the ones you will see most often.
Antonyms or opposite
g. in as up out
downRF= is the antonym for
Sentence: In is the antonym for out as up is the antonymfor down.
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Object and its use
h. shovel as scissors cut
RF= is the object and its use is to
Sentence:A shovel is the object and its use is to dig asscissors is the object and its use is to cut.
dig
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Place and resident
i. hive as pond
frog
RF= is the place and the resident is the
Sentence:A hive is the place and the resident is the bee as a pond is the place and the residentis the frog.
bee
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Synonyms
j. thin as frightening scary
RF= is the synonym for
Sentence:Thin is the synonym for slim as frighteningis the synonym for scary
slim
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Part and whole
k . leaf as star
tree constellation
RF=is part of the whole
Sentence: A leaf is part of tree as a star is part of constellation.
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Whiteboard Time!
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Bird is to fly as fish is to ____________.
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Zebra is to stripes as giraffe is to ____________.
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Pig is to piglet as duck is to ____________.
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Blade is to fan as student is to _________________.
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Gallon is to volume as mile is to _________________.
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Numbers are to math as _________________ is to
_________________.
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Pizza is to Italian as _________________ is to
_________________.
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Bacon is to pig as _________________ is to
_________________.
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Hammer is to _________________ as marker is to
_________________.
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Bee is to honey as _________________ is to
_________________.