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Day, Elmer S., Jr. – Art Education, 1979
The author partially describes a few of the immanent qualities of dreaming imagery and metaphor. The concept of the ineluctable modality is introduced to illustrate the spontaneous synthesizing of cognitive and noncognitive elements. A short dream excerpt is shared to clarify the pervasive contrapuntallike depth of dreaming imagery. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Imagery, Memory, Metaphors

Allan, John; Crandall, Joanne – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1986
Sought to compare the visual imagery (i.e., the drawings) and the metaphorical statements (i.e., the words used to describe the pictures) of coping and noncoping children to ascertain whether the pictures and words of coping children reflect emotional health, whereas those of noncoping children signify inner turmoil. (ABB)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Children, Coping, Counseling Techniques

Nicholson, Mervyn – College English, 1988
Asserts that the act of visualizing is of vital importance in interpreting Wallace Stevens' poetry. Examines Stevens' use of "riddling" (using metaphors to create poetic riddles) as a literary device in several of his poems. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Reading, Imagery, Imagination
Presmeg, Norma C. – 1993
Imagery use in high school mathematics classrooms was studied. A visual image was defined as a mental scheme depicting visual or spatial information, but this definition was not spelled out to teachers or students, in order to learn what they meant by the concept. Subjects were 13 high school teachers and 54 of their students interviewed over 3…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Generalization, High School Students