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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V- Bicol
Schools Division Office
MAGSAYSAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Magsaysay, Capalonga
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN ENGLISH 7
Learner’s Name: ________________________________________________
Grade Level/Section: ________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________
I. LEARNING SKILLS

A. Most Essential Learning Competency

 Use analogy to describe or make a point
B. Objectives
1. Determine analogy
2. Use analogy to describe
INTRODUCTORY CONCEPT
Analogy is a comparison between two things. Analogies function to describe or
explain one thing by examining its similarities with another thing. The two things may be
very dissimilar and the analogy forces the reader or listener to understand the
connection between them. On the other hand, the analogy could provide a comparison
between two very similar things, one of which might be more obscure; the analogy
provides a way for a reader or listener to understand the more obscure thing by
picturing the more common thing.

Analogy is not only a literary term. Indeed, the concept of analogy is used in
many different fields, from math to biology to philosophy. Analogy is an important part of
high-level perception in humans; the ability to form and understand analogies requires
high cognitive functioning.

Analogies have been used as a part of the American SAT exam to test cognitive
functioning. Here are some simple examples of analogy that one might have found on
the SAT test:

GREEN : COLOR :: ORCHID : FLOWER

SCIENTIST : EINSTEIN :: MUSICIAN : MOZART

HUMAN : FINGERNAIL :: TIGER : CLAW

Analogy is very important in literature, and it can be found in its many forms in
literature from every culture and era. Analogy helps readers and listeners explore
relationships between like and unlike things, thereby expanding connective tissue
between concepts. Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle theorized about
analogy, calling it a shared abstraction. The objects being compared shared a pattern,
idea, philosophy, or effect, and the analogy helped clarify this mutual attribute. Authors
use analogies in all types of literature for many reasons, such as to provide
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comparisons between like and unlike things, to create deeper significance in their
works, and to help readers visualize characters and places.

III. ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Tasks
Task 1 Directions: Read and understand each question very carefully.
Write the letter of correct answer on the space provided of each item.
______1. It refers to the structures used by writers in their works to convey messages in
a simple manner to the readers.
a. Literary Device b. Analogy c. Simile
______2. It is a literary device comparing two things, typically for the purpose of
explanation or clarification.
a. Metaphor b. Analogy c. Simile
______3. It is a figure of speech comparing two unlike items without using as or like.
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Analogy
______4. It is a figure of speech comparing two unlike items using like or as.
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Analogy
______5. Analogy can be used to EXCEPT
a. explain a complex subjects
b. It compares two things.
c. link an unfamiliar idea with common object

Task 2. Choose the correct option from the given choices. You have to find out the pair
that has the same relationship at the original pair given in the question.
______6. Poverty: Prosperity
a. Love: Sorrow b. Intelligence: Stupidity c. Rain: Flood
______7. Stage: Theatre
a. Bedroom: House b. Car: Road c. Patient: Hospital
______8. Tree: Sapling
a. Rock: Mountain b. Horse: Foal c. Giant: Dwarf
______9. Monk: Monastery
a. Noble: House b. Peasant: Village c. Nun: Convent
______10. Laboratory: Germs
a. School: Students b. Playground: Games c. Observatory: Planets
V. References
Literary Devices. (2017, May 1). Retrieved December 5, 2017, from
https://www.literarydevices.com/
Dictionary.com.(2021).Retrieved from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/analogy

Prepared by:

MA. ELAINE M. ALCANTARA , Teacher I, Magsaysay National High School