Time for some more analogy fun! Excited?! I understand. Me too.
Last time we did analogies, we started with the most basic idea: "An analogy is a symbolic statement in which two word pairs share the same relationship." We looked at forming a specific and accurate "relationship sentence" identifying the connection between the words or ideas.
This time, I'll name & illustrate some of the TYPES of Analogies.
1) Object/Person : Description
(ice : cold)
2) Agent : Object
(artist : brush)
3) Agent : Action
(doctor : heal)
4) Object : Function
(closet : store)
(ignite : burn)
7) Part : Whole
(soldier : army)
8) Object/Person : Category
(elm : tree) (thief : criminal)
9) Object/Person : Location
(king : castle)
10) Word : Synonym
(angry : irate)
11) Word : Antonym
(sad : happy)
Identify the type of analogy represented by the following:
1. nudge : shove :: glance : stare
2. brake : stop :: motor : run
3. malodorous:fragrant::unsightly:handsome
4. solemn : serious :: bewildered : confused
5. ocean : salty :: river : fresh
6. welder : heat :: tailor : thread
7. coffeemaker:brew::food processor:blend
8. sentences : paragraph :: notes : melody
9. spark : ignite :: catalyst : change
10. skater : rink :: runner : track
11. trumpet : brass :: clarinet : woodwind
Names of each person who scores 100% will be put into a hat and drawn at random. The winner will receive a copy of G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy.
This time, I'll name & illustrate some of the TYPES of Analogies.
1) Object/Person : Description
(ice : cold)
2) Agent : Object
(artist : brush)
3) Agent : Action
(doctor : heal)
4) Object : Function
(closet : store)
5) Object/Action : Greater/Lesser Degree
(tap : bang) (glad : ecstatic)
6) Cause : Effect (tap : bang) (glad : ecstatic)
(ignite : burn)
7) Part : Whole
(soldier : army)
8) Object/Person : Category
(elm : tree) (thief : criminal)
9) Object/Person : Location
(king : castle)
10) Word : Synonym
(angry : irate)
11) Word : Antonym
(sad : happy)
Identify the type of analogy represented by the following:
1. nudge : shove :: glance : stare
2. brake : stop :: motor : run
3. malodorous:fragrant::unsightly:handsome
4. solemn : serious :: bewildered : confused
5. ocean : salty :: river : fresh
6. welder : heat :: tailor : thread
7. coffeemaker:brew::food processor:blend
8. sentences : paragraph :: notes : melody
9. spark : ignite :: catalyst : change
10. skater : rink :: runner : track
11. trumpet : brass :: clarinet : woodwind
Names of each person who scores 100% will be put into a hat and drawn at random. The winner will receive a copy of G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy.
5 comments:
I'll take a stab. I assumed that each type needed to be used once and only once.
1) Object/Action : Greater/Lesser Degree
2) Object : Function
3) Word : Antonym
4) Word : Synonym
5) Object : Description
6) Agent : Object
7) Agent : Action
8) Part : Whole
9) Cause : Effect
10) Person : Location
11) Object : Category
Sadly, though I am out of school, these things are still fun.
Don't put my name in the hat, I already have a copy of that book. I just like playing the game.
1. object : greater degree
2. agent : action
3. word : antonym
4. word : synonym
5. object : description
6. agent : object
7. agent : action
8. part : whole
9. cause : effect
10. object : place
11. object : category
1> Object/Action : Greater/Lesser Degree
2> Object : Function
3> Word : Antonym
4> Word : Synonym
5> Object : Description
6> Agent : Action
7> Object : Function
8> Part : Whole
9> Agent : Action
10> Person : Location
11> Object : Category
OK...so here's the deal. I failed to make clear that #'s 3 & 4 are essentially the same (and some analogy books list them as one type). With AGENT : ACTION the "agent" is called such because it refers to an animate (i.e. person, animal), whereas the OBJECT : FUNCTION refers to an inanimate object.
That is why, technically, both # 2 and # 7 are OBJECT : FUNCTION and also the reason # 9 cannot be AGENT : ACTION.
So...Jason, I will count #7 as correct, and Alicia, I will do the same for you on #2 & 7.
Nathan, you got them all correct except #9, which should be CAUSE : EFFECT.
Since no one really got them all right, I will put all your names in. If yours is drawn, Alicia, I'll give you another Chesterton book that you don't already own!
Jason & Nathan, I need to know who you are! Jason Groves? Nathan Koller? Nathan Keane? Help me out here.
Nathan's name was the one drawn, but until I know who you are, I can't get you your book!
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