Discusses the translator's obligation to render the meaning of the text as well as its formal aspects. (DD)

Describes a poetry unit for grade 8 aimed toward (1) showing that contemporary music can be termed poetry; (2) involving students in expressing themselves dramatically; and (3) exposing the students to various types of poetry to illustrate how words can be used to enhance their own lives. (MM)

This paper attempts to develop a perspective for the study of symbolism. Three components of an individual's orientation toward symbols have been identified: (1) the content attributed to the symbol, (2) the individual's affective attachment to the symbol, and (3) the relative systemic importance associated with a symbol. (Author)

Article focuses on neologisms, one illustration of teaching basic language concepts without textbooks and utilizing materials found all about us. (MB)

Suggests that a metaphor is a hypothesis, a tentative description of reality." (Author/RD)

Thirty-six children from grades K, three, and six rated their preferences of nine figures of speech after being administered standardized IQ and creativity tests. Children's appreciation of figurative language starts at a nonverbal creativity level but turns to operational reasoning and changes in cognitive development. (CE)

Examines the history of word games, their various forms, and analyzes their comic nature as a breakdown of normal communication processes. (AM)

A British woman recounts her difficulties in developing the ability to understand humorous French while living in France. (AM)

Challenges the contention of science that scientific language eliminates figurative language and, instead, demonstrates the relationship of metaphor, models, and analogy to scientific concepts. (AM)