Metaphor, Creativity, and Technical Writing.

Bump, Jerome

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ERIC Number: EJ326575

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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Metaphor, Creativity, and Technical Writing.

Bump, Jerome

College Composition and Communication, v36 n4 p444-53 Dec 1985

Explores the use of metaphor and personification in the "classics" of scientific and technical writing, and the current resistance to creativity in scientific writing. Suggests familiarizing students with the role of metaphor in scientific creativity. (HTH)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Styles, Language Usage, Literary Styles, Metaphors, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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