What is an analogie?

Question

It is for my english three class. I have to write four analogies using four of my vocabulry words.

Answer 1

If you watch family guy, you should know what it means.

it means like comparison of things,

example >damn, i got drunker than Mel gibson on his jew hating spree<

Answer 2

An anology is a comparison of things.. it gives you one comparison, and then you form a second comparison.

An example:
cat : kitten
dog : puppy

The ":" stands for "is to".
(cat is to kitten... as dog is to puppy.)

You have to remember to keep the same order... for example, "glove is to hand, as hat is to head." You can't say "glove is to hand, as head is to hat" because that would be reverse.

I don't know what your words are, but they are probably related in some way. You can also form analogies by differences, similarities, uses, hierachies, opposites, etc.

For example, another analogy could be
hot : cold
dry : wet

The first set are opposites, so the second set would have to be oppsites as well. If the first set are a relationship, the second set has to be the same type or similar relationship.

Here's a good website on analogies:
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/analogy.html

Answer 3

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Did you mean: analogy
Analogy is either the cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), or a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from a particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, induction, and abduction, where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general. The word analogy can also refer to the relation between the source and the target themselves, which is often, though not necessarily, a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy.
Niels Bohr's model of the atom made an analogy between the atom and the solar system.
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Niels Bohr's model of the atom made an analogy between the atom and the solar system.

Analogy plays a significant role in problem solving, decision making, perception, memory, creativity, emotion, explanation and communication. It lies behind basic tasks such as the identification of places, objects and people, for example, in face perception and facial recognition systems. It has been argued that analogy is "the core of cognition" (Hofstadter in Gentner et al. 2001). Specifically analogical language comprises exemplification, comparisons, metaphors, similes, allegories, and parables, but not metonymy. Phrases like and so on, and the like, as if, and the very word like also rely on an analogical understanding by the receiver of a message including them. Analogy is important not only in ordinary language and common sense, where proverbs and idioms give many examples of its application, but also in science, philosophy and the humanities. The concepts of association, comparison, correspondence, homomorphism, iconicity, isomorphism, mathematical homology, metaphor, morphological homology, resemblance, and similarity are closely related to analogy. In cognitive linguistics, the notion of con

Answer 4

An analogy is a statement that uses one situation to more clearly describe another situation. They are often preceded by the words 'that's like'. For example, if Dick Cheney put $10000000 towards the democrat's 2008 campaign, I could say 'That's like cutting off your own hand.'. My statement would be an analogy. Similarly, saying that a computer virus and a cold virus are alike would also be an analogy.

Answer 5

An analogie is a word that has a similar meaning, but is different in expression.
You need a Thesaurus; look up the word, and view the other words that are similar but are different.

Answer 6

An analogy is a comparison between things that have something in common.

They usually are stated like: Paris is to France as Oslo is to Norway. Both cities are capitals of their countries.

You can get a better definition at dictionary.com

Answer 7

An analogy is when you compare two things.analogy |əˈnaləjē| noun ( pl. -gies) a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification : an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies | he interprets logical functions by analogy with machines. • a correspondence or partial similarity : the syndrome is called deep dysgraphia because of its analogy to deep dyslexia. See note at likeness . • a thing that is comparable to something else in significant respects : works of art were seen as an analogy for works of nature. • Logic a process of arguing from similarity in known respects to similarity in other respects. • Linguistics a process by which new words and inflections are created on the basis of regularities in the form of existing ones. • Biology the resemblance of function between organs that have a different evolutionary origin.

Answer 8

The word is ANALOGY. Here is a reliable online dictionary where you can find the definition:

http://www.dictionary.com

Answer 9

An analogy is when you refer something to something else, like "The rain sounds like golfballs on a tin roof."

Answer 10

similarity or comarison. for example: a heart is like a pump