Analogical Thinking | Week 7

Apart from being absent for this weeks' topic, still gonna give a shot understanding & talk about what Analogical Thinking is anyways! Hm.. analogical thinking..

Analogical Thinking 

consists of:

-similes

-metaphors

-analogies

Analogy draws a comparison between objects in order to show similarity in some respect, basically in the term of examining/comparing resemblances between objects.
These descriptions are really just 

based on our personal perspective and how we look at things, interpreting them in a creative way rather than the meh, basic to-the-point and too simple, that its just boring!

They are kind of like English idioms I would say? 

Or if this was a Malay lesson, it would be called 'Bahasa Berbunga', I'm sure.

It was like our gateway to heaven when writing descriptive composition back then.

Well, for me that is, haha! 

Anyways, in analogical thinking, similes is a figure of speech that compares two things which are not similar to each other and it is to create a new meaning. It normally begins with "as" or "like". Examples are, "as easy as ABC" or the famous saying, "like a box full of chocolates". Metaphors are somewhat similar to similes but it consists of only one thing to mean another and compare. It is more direct. Simile is kind of like a type of metaphor. Examples are, "life is like a roller coaster" or maybe "the clouds are balls of cotton". 

Types of Analogies - personal, direct, symbolic and fantasy 

Personal analogies allows people to feel like a different person or object. Exactly like putting ones mind into ones shoe. It can be through space/object/person. It involves more on emotions.

Direct and symbolic analogies are somewhat similar . They compare or pretty much describe objects/concepts directly. [e.g shampoo that smells like tea]

Fantasy analogies make use of own imagination. Imagine options that are even to the most extreme. Image that ideal situation/position. It is like taking our best shot as the solution.
 [e.g the humidity and heat wave feels like there's a giant fire-breathing dragon toasting the earth!] 

I really think that with analogical thinking, it helps portray a situation/object/someone with a twist. Its not really cutting-edge where everything sounds and seems predictable as it is. With it, it adds life when we describe things then.