ANALOGICAL THINKING 2

What are metaphors and similes?

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Metaphors and Similes are closely related, it is smart to understand the differences. These two are thinking strategies that provide new ideas for problem-solving by making associations between objects that seem dissimilar.

·        A Metaphor is figure of speech that uses one thing to mean another and makes a comparison. (is)

·        A Simile compares two different things in order to create a new meaning. (like, as)

For example:

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Metaphor

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In week 8, we did some analogies (quick quiz) in the class. Then there were a lot of interesting questions we needed to find out which third word is relationship of given 2 words. Furthermore I found that many words I don’t know and never heard about those words.

1.      Slapstick-/noun/ broad comedy characterized by boisterous action.

2.      Clandestine-/adj/ characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment.

3.      Dirge-/noun/ a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.

4.      Frond-/noun/ large, finely divided leaf.

5.      Cacophony-/noun/ harsh discordance of sound.

6.      Aerie-/noun/ the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.

7.      Capricious-/adj/ subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden. Odd notion or unpredictable change.