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association (analogy) and classification.

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•Analogy is a comparison of two things that may have
similar or opposite characteristics or features. It helps
readers and listeners explore relationships between like
and unlike things, help explain a principle or idea, and
used to create a deeper significance of the concept.
Examples:
mango: tree
milk: cow
• Some common literary devices which uses analogies are the following:

• 1. Simile is a figure of speech that is used to

compare two ideas or objects using “as’ or
‘like.”
Examples:
as blind as a bat
as quick like a cat
• Some common literary devices which uses analogies are the following:

• 1. Metaphor compares two subjects without any connecting

words such as “like” or “as.”
• Example:
Her petal-soft smile blossomed in the morning sun.

(The comparison creates an association between

the qualities of a woman and a flower without
directly saying it).
• Exercise 1: Direction: Choose the word that completes each sentence.

1. A lion is to animal as rose is to ________.

A. plant B. grass C. roots D. flower
2. Grass is to soil as seaweed is to _____.
A. water B. garden C. air D. pot
3. Elbow is to arm as knee is to _____.
A. walking B. finger C. leg D. nose
4. Heel is to foot as palm is to _______.
A. head B. hand C. leg D. stomach
5. A foot is to walk as hands is to ________.
A. see B. smell C. hear D. touch
• Exercise 2: Direction: Encircle the letter to complete the analogy.

1. doctor : nurse : : midwife : ____________________

a. Radiologist b. Barangay Health Worker c. Therapist

2. clock : time : : thermometer : : _________________

a.temperature b.speed c.energy

3. tonsillitis : _____________ : : cataract : : eye

a.Ear b.throat c.lungs
• Exercise 2: Direction: Encircle the letter to complete the analogy.

4. cardiology : ______ : : pathology : diseases

a.kidney b.heart c.skin

5. aquarium : fish ; : ______________ : pupils

a.aviary b.school c.abode