AnalogiesAnalogy : Fun :: Party : Excitement

Label your paper Analogy Notes

A word analogy is a comparison between two pairs of words.

It tells us that the relationship between the first set of words is the

same as the one between the second set of words.

o FIND: LOCATE:: LOSE: MISPLACE

o “Find is to locate as lose is to misplace.”

SYNONYM ANALOGIES

o DRY : ARID :: FIND: LOCATE

o Dry is similar in meaning to arid, just as find is similar in meaning to locate.

ANTONYM ANALOGIES

oKIND : CRUEL :: FIND : LOSE

oA kind action is the opposite of a cruel action, just as to find something is the opposite of to lose it.

CAUSE & EFFECT ANALOGIES

oGIFT : JOY :: RAIN : FLOOD

oA gift can cause joy, just as a rain can cause a flood.

PART & WHOLE ANALOGIES

oCHAPTER : BOOK :: FENDER : AUTOMOBILE

oA chapter is a part of a book, just as a fender is a part of an automobile.

CLASSIFICATION ANALOGIES

o POLKA : DANCE :: FROG : AMPHIBIAN

o A polka may be classified as a dance, just as a frog may be classified as an amphibian.

CHARACTERISTIC ANALOGIES

o PUPPIES : FURRY :: FISH : SLIPPERY

o Puppies are furry, just as fish are slippery.

DEGREE ANALOGIES

o CHUCKLE : LAUGH :: WHIMPER : CRY

o A chuckle is a little laugh, just as a whimper is a little cry.

FUNCTION ANALOGIES

o KNIFE : CUT :: PEN : WRITE

o The function of a knife is to cut, just as the function of a pen is to write.

PERFORMER & ACTION ANALOGIES

o AUTHOR : WRITE :: CHEF : COOK

o You expect an author to write, just as you expect a chef to cook.

PERFORMER & OBJECT ANALOGIES

o CASHIER : CASH :: PLUMBER : PIPE

o A cashier works with cash, just as a plumber works with pipes.

ACTION & OBJECT ANALOGIES

o BOIL : EGG :: THROW : BALL

o You boil an egg, just as you throw a ball.

LOCATION ANALOGIES

o FISH : SEA :: MOOSE : FOREST

o A fish can be found in the sea, just as a moose can be found in a forest.