A part-whole analogy is an analogy in which one of the words represents one part and the other word represents the whole of the first. For example: organs – body. ( organs is the part and body is the whole)
- See also: Verbal analogies
Examples of part-all analogies
The words that refer to the whole will be marked in bold .
| wings – airplane | apple – apple tree |
| fin – fish | mast – school |
| antenna – television | leg – table |
| atom – molecule | notes – song |
| classroom – school | nose – face |
| hair – scalp | instrument – orchestra |
| head – body | eye – face |
| mattress – bed | page – book |
| living room – house | Paris – France |
| cells – organism | hoof – cow |
| sailing – boat | piece – puzzle |
| tail – dog | planet – universe |
| monitor – computer | feather – bird |
| heart – animal | lesson – career |
| tie – clothing | province – country |
| frame – picture | door – house |
| strings – guitar | line – page |
| Cusco – Peru | wheel – car |
| finger – hand | sack – button |
| nail – finger | chair – backrest |
| department – building | flap – book |
| tooth – denture | lid – knob |
| scale – fish | handle – mug |
| flower – plant | keyboard – computer |
| claw – tiger | key – keyboard |
| faucet – shower | keys – piano |
| sheets – book | rudder – ship |
| hour – time | eardrum – ear |
| iris – eye | trunk – elephant |
| sleeve – sack | wine – glass |
