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Analyze Analogy
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An analogy is a comparison between two unlike things. It communicates an idea by clarifying
how the two things relate. An analogy works by presenting unfamiliar words, subjects, or ideas
in more familiar terms.
The chart provides several examples of analogies and an analysis of their effects.
Analogy
Author’s Purpose
The teenage years are a rollercoaster
ride—there are a lot of ups and
downs, and sometimes even upsidedowns!
By comparing the teenage years to a
rollercoaster ride, the author conveys the
idea that teenagers often experience
emotional highs and lows.
Email scams are like mousetraps.
They use the promise of a reward to
lure in their victims.
By comparing email scams to mousetraps, the
author emphasizes the idea that email scams
are designed to trick their victims in the same
way mousetraps do.
Smartphones are like power tools.
They make some tasks a lot easier,
but they can be dangerous unless
people learn how to use them safely.
By comparing smartphones to power tools,
the author emphasizes the idea that
smartphones are useful but potentially
dangerous.
PRACTICE AND APPLY
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