An analogy compares two things that are mostly different from each other but have some traits in common. By showing a connection between two different things, writers help to explain something important about one thing by using a second thing you already know about.
- moon : night :: sun : day
- good : bad :: black : white
- feather : bird :: fur : dog
- gray : black :: pink : red
- hot : oven :: cold : refrigerator
- sing : sang :: sleep : slept
- one : penny :: five : nickel
- gas : car :: electricity : toaster
- ski: snow :: raft : river
- smile: frown :: pretty : ugly
- cow : mammal :: snake : reptile
- pencil : write :: scissors : cut
- sound : ear :: aroma : nose
- kitchen : cooking : bedroom : sleeping
- apple : fruit :: carrot : vegetable
- football : field :: tennis : court
- near : far :: open : closed
- umpire : baseball :: referee : soccer
- turtle : crawl :: frog : hop
- aunt : woman :: husband : man
- wolf : pack :: fish : school
- car : road :: boat : ocean
- hungry : eat :: tired : sleep
- artist : draw :: movie star : act
- bow : arrow :: bat : ball
Making a Literary Analogy
- GREEN : COLOR :: ORCHID : FLOWER
- SCIENTIST : EINSTEIN :: MUSICIAN : MOZART
- HUMAN : FINGERNAIL :: TIGER : CLAW
- Open is to closed as near is to…far
- Soft is to loud as slow is to…fastLittle is to small as large is to…bigSmart is to intelligent as sly is to…trickyHonest is to dishonest as always is to…never
Good is to bad as happy is to…sad
Dark is to light as little is to…big
Teacher is to school as doctor is to…hospital
Mouth is to eat as feet are to…walk
Book is to read as television is to…watch
Fire is to hot as ice is to…cold
Awful is to bad as fantastic is to…excellent
Dirt is to brown as leaves are to…green
Thirsty is to drink as hungry is to…eat
Flower is to plant as dog is to…animal
Rose is to flower as hammer is to…tool
Up is to down as left is to…right
Eyes are to see as fingers are to…touch
Summer is to hot as winter is to…cold
Banana is to yellow as carrot is to…orange
Nurse is to hospital as waiter is to…restaurant
Pencil is to write as knife is to…cut
Good is to wonderful as tasty is to…scrumptious
Hungry is to eat as tired is to…sleep
Pork is to meat as French is to…language
Bed is to bedroom as toilet is to…bathroom
Finger is to hand as leaf is to…tree
- Fascinating is to interesting as crucial is to…importantMountain is to high as valley is to…lowGold is to expensive as velvet is to…softMother is to female as rock is to…hardInfuriating is to annoying as devastated is to…sad
Helicopter is to sky as submarine is to…water
Unknown is to fame as ignorant is to…brilliant
Nice is to unkind as hideous is to…beautiful
Television is to watched as novel is to…read
Pie is to dessert as bacon is to…meat
Athlete is to fit as priest is to…spiritual
Microwave is to heat as refrigerator is to…cold
Comedy is to funny as tragedy is to…sad
Brother is to sibling as father is to…parent
Humiliated is to embarrassed as enraged is to…angry
Train is to railroad as truck is to…street
Optimism is to pessimism as success is to…failure
Sunscreen is to skin as armor is to…body
Spaghetti is to pasta as ketchup is to…condiment
