中国大学MOOC: Which quotations below are analogies?

The Metaphysical poets like using paradoxes, puns, and analogies in their writing.

In literature there are many ________ of soldiers feeling homesick, starting with Homer’s Odyssey. A: melodies B: occurrences C: analogies D: costumes

Similar characteristics between animals that are the result of common ancestry（共同祖先） are called ( ). A: analogies B: clades C: homologies D: phylogenies E: hierarchies

‏Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are combined with __________ that show(s) the examples to be typical.​ A: analogies B: causal reasoning C: statistics D: emotional appeals

Now many manufacturers build their business reputations by enclosing ______ in the new products in case of damage in shipment or by incorrect operation. A: categories B: accessories C: analogies D: observatories

Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are followed by that show the examples to be typical. A: analogies B: statistics C: credibility statements D: emotional appeals E: syllogisms

Now many manufacturers build their business reputations by enclosing ______ in the new products in case of damage in shipment or by incorrect operation. A: categories B: accessories C: C. analogies D: D. observatories

Analogies are especially helpful in explaining abstract ideas , for they relate ideas that cannot be experienced through the senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste, to a sense experience, thus making the ideas easy to understand.

4. Which quotations below are analogies? A: A novel is usually a long piece in prose B: He has many mouths to feed in his family C: Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting D: Music is fluid architecture, and architecture frozen music E: Potential is like a diamond in the rough You know there is value, but it just needs to be polished first