Analogy Practice 1/12/12
Analogies focus on relationships. The biggest problem people have
with most analogies stems from their inability to understand the
vocabulary. Context clues, as well as figuring out the relationship
between the items of comparison, will help you determine the
meaning of words with which you are unfamiliar.
Sentence 1: The good news of the evening mitigated the morning’s bad news
just as anesthesia acts against pain.
Sentence 2: The lawyer’s pleading did not mitigate the harsh sentence of the
judge; indeed, the lawyer’s pleading only exacerbated the extent of the
punishment as if throwing fuel into fire.
Which explanation below shows the relationship between mitigate and exacerbate as they are used
in the contexts above?
A Mitigate is to
B Mitigate is to
C Mitigate is to
D Mitigate is to
listen as exacerbate is to hear.
explain as exacerbate is to learn.
oppose as exacerbate is to agree.
soften as exacerbate is to intensify.
The dreadful clamor emerging from the parking lot reminded me of a
woodpecker’s persistent hammering on a utility pole.
Which of the following can the reader infer from the analogy between the
woodpecker’s knocking and the clamor?
A Both
B Both
C Both
D Both
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are irritating noises. _
can be found in the parking lot.
are associated with wooden structures.
can be pleasant memories of time spent in nature.
Analogy Practice 1/12/12
Directions: Using your literary terms and vocabulary words, create five analogies in both
sentence and analogical format. Remember, you HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE WORD
MEANS BEFORE YOU CAN USE IT IN AN ANALOGY!
Examples:
Imagination : Fantasy :: Sarcasm : Genre
Sentence: Fantasy and satire are both literary genres, but fantasy employs the tool of imagination and
satire employs the tool of sarcasm.
Direct comparison : Metaphor :: Water : Human body
Sentence: A metaphor needs a direct comparison to make it work the same way the human body needs
water.
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