ANALOGIES TOPIC/OBJECTIVE: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is an analogy? How do I solve an analogy? What types of analogies are there? Adapted by Rose Johnson
WORD ANALOGIES NOTES: *Analogies develop logic. *Analogies analyze two words and identify the relationship between them. *Find another pair of words that have the same relationship. QUESTION: WHAT ARE ANALOGIES?
ANALOGY CONSTRUCTION example Find: Locate :: Lose: Misplace Colon stands for “is related to” Double colon (::) stands for “In the same way that.” Or simply – Find is to Locate as Lose is to Misplace. QUESTION: HOW DO I WRITE AND READ ANALOGIES?
DRY : ARID :: lost : mislaid Types of Analogies What’s the relationship? DRY : ARID :: lost : mislaid Both words have similar meanings so this relationship is a synonym.
KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad TYPES OF ANALOGIES What’s the relationship? KIND : CRUEL :: happy : sad Both words have opposite meanings, so their relationship is an antonym.
soft : hard :: flexible : ___________ WARM UP PRACTICE soft : hard :: flexible : ___________ muscular, supple, rigid, moveable savings : debt :: valley : ___________ field, ocean, mountain, orchard
clumsy : awkward :: forlorn : _____ WARM UP PRACTICE clumsy : awkward :: forlorn : _____ alone, moody, sad, poisonous retain : keep :: funny : ___________ amusing, comedy, laughter, tragic
POEM : STANZA :: play : acts Part and Whole CHAPTER : BOOK :: fender : automobile Whole and Part POEM : STANZA :: play : acts
Characteristic/Quality MIRROR : SMOOTH :: sandpaper : rough Classification POLKA : DANCE :: frog : amphibian BIRD : CARDINAL :: house : igloo
GIFT : JOY :: rain : flood Cause and Effect GIFT : JOY :: rain : flood Function KNIFE : CUT :: shovel : dig
FISH : SEA :: moose : forest Location FISH : SEA :: moose : forest Degree CHUCKLE : LAUGH :: whimper : cry