There are different categories of analogies: ● Opposites or antonyms: up is to down as short is to tall ● Synonyms or words with identical or similar meanings: big is to large as little is to small ● Characteristic: pillow is to soft as blanket is to warm ● Part to whole: trunk is to tree as stem is to flower ● Uses: broom is to sweep as pencil is to write ● Users: hammer is to carpenter as brush is to painter ● Category: robin is to bird as shark is to fish ● Product to Producer: poem is to poet as sculptor is to statue ● Degree: snow is to blizzard as rain is to hurricane ● Homonyms: four is to for as see is to sea

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