Complete the analogy.
kangaroo is to marsupial as ballad is to
musician
song
album
The correct answer and explanation is:
The correct answer is song.
Explanation: A kangaroo is a type of marsupial, meaning it is a member of the marsupial group, which includes animals that carry and nurse their young in a pouch. In a similar way, a ballad is a type of song. Just as a kangaroo is categorized within a broader group of marsupials, a ballad is a particular form of song, often defined by its narrative nature, telling a story or recounting an event in verse.
Comparing the other options:
- Musician refers to a person who performs or creates music, but it doesn’t fit as a category in the same way that “song” does.
- Album refers to a collection of songs, but it is not the specific type of musical composition that a ballad is. An album could include various types of songs, including ballads, but an album itself is not analogous to a song in the same way that a kangaroo is analogous to a marsupial.
So, just as a kangaroo is an example of a marsupial, a ballad is a type of song. This analogy works best by linking two things within a larger category: kangaroos as marsupials and ballads as songs.