Analogy Making connections

What is an analogy?  An analogy is a comparison between two things usually to help explain or clarify  You already know about two different types of analogies: similes and metaphors  She was as radiant as the sun in her new dress.  My brother, the bottomless pit, ate six cans of Pringles.  In poetry and literature, analogies can draw comparisons between things that seem very unlike one another but that in reality share some traits.

“Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

On the SOL  We sometimes use analogies like puzzles to test our knowledge of vocabulary and problem solving.  Take this released SOL question: Puzzling is to mysterious as— a) Sharp is to solid b) Rare is to scarce c) Leafy is to branched d) Leafy is to branched e) Brave is to concerned

Steps to figure it out  Determine the relationship between the words in the example:  Puzzling is _______________ for mysterious  Next, plug the answer choices in to see which fits the same relationship. Slash the trash as you go! Puzzling is to mysterious as— a) Sharp is to solid b) Rare is to scarce c) Leafy is to branched d) Leafy is to branched e) Brave is to concerned

On your own  Try this released SOL question: Hide and seek is to game as— a) Bracelet is to jewelry b) Table is to pantry c) Bead is to necklace d) Dust is to footprint

Shall I compare thee?  Pick a partner and mimic the first line of Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 to create an analogy. Be nice! (ish) Shall I compare thee to ______________________? Thou art more _______________ and more _______________ !

“Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.