Which sentence is best categorized as an analogy?

Question

Which sentence is best categorized as an analogy?

 I think it is a can you help

a. The look she gave her husband was as frigid as a winter wind.

b. He answered the questionnaire like a monkey with a typewriter

c. The old man who walked into the room, looked as tough as old boots

d. The words her friend spoke to her were as sweet as honey.

 

 

Answer 1

Really, all of these are types of analogies. However, if you're supposed to pick just one, I would suggest B. All the rest use "as _____ as _______" to make their comparisons, whereas B. uses "like."

 

 

Sometimes, analogies are arranged like this:

 

"Up is to down as left is to right"

 

Answer choice B. can be written in that form more easily than the other choices:

 

"The man is to his questionnaire as a monkey is to a typewriter"

 

 

Trying to do that with the other choices is harder:

 

"The look is to her husband as a winter wind is to _____"

"The old man is to ______ as old boots are to toughness"

"The words are to ______ as sweetness is to honey"

 

Each time, some piece is missing. So, I'd suggest you go with answer choice B.