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Types of Analogies
Term | Part of Speech | Example |
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Antonym | NOUN: NOUN ADJ: ADJ VERB: VERB | Kind : Cruel :: Happy : Sad |
Part and Whole | NOUN: NOUN | Chapter : Book :: Fender : automobiles |
Characteristic Quality | NOUN: ADJ | Mirror : Stanzas :: Play : Acts |
Classifications (types of something) | NOUN: NOUN | Polka : Dance :: Frog : Amphibian |
Cause and Effect | NOUN: VERB NOUN: NOUN | Gift : Joy :: Rain : Flood |
Function (soul intended purpose of an object) | NOUN: VERB | Knife : Cut :: Shovel : Dig |
Location | NOUN: NOUN | Fish : Sea :: Moose : Forest |
Degree (look for quantity in words - connotation) | NOUN: NOUN ADJ: ADJ VERB: VERB | Chuckle : Laugh :: Whimper : Cry |
Performer and Related Object (the performer must be a person) | NOUN: NOUN | Cashier : Cash :: Plumber : Pipe |
Performer and Related Action | NOUN: VERB | Author : Write :: Chef : Cook |
Action and Related Object | NOUN: VERB | Boil : Egg :: Throw : Ball |
Synonym | NOUN: NOUN ADJ: ADJ VERB: VERB | Dry : Arid :: Lost : Mislaid |