All lessons in this unit of study are designed to introduce some of the basic elements of poetry (simile, metaphor, alliteration, sensory language, etc.) while exposing students to a realistic slice of Appalachian life. Appropriate grade levels and a time frame are suggested, and relevant Virginia Standards of Learning are outlined in the unit.…

This experiment tested whether children rely (relatively more than adults) on sensory imagery as the internal representation of sentences in memory. Age differences were found. (ST)

This study analysed the writing of elementary children, grades 2 through 6, to determine the presence, frequency of use, and development by grade level of specified literary devices. Conclusions indicate that elementary school children are capable of using all specified literary skills. (JA)

Revised version of a paper read at the Annual Workshop of the Cincinnati Association of Teachers of the Classics, University of Cincinnati, January 16, 1971. (RS)

Poets assisted in the teaching of poetry in elementary and high schools in New Jersey. Development of sense perceptions, emotional reactions, metaphor, rhythm and sound were emphasized. (AF)

Discusses Dylan Thomas' poetry as examples of an art form evolving from real, human experience to word pictures which communicate a message in the sense of a vision . . . YofI the meaning of existence." (Author/SW)

Studied increased self-reported daydreaming as measured by the daydreaming frequency scale of the Imaginal Processes Inventory, after treatments of being presented with either a positive or neutral talk about the value of daydreaming and training v no training in the use of imagery. (Author)

Matching contemporary rhetorical concepts with classical rhetorical figures of speech can help students improve their persuasive business communication skills. (RL)

Identifies four useful steps to the reading and understanding of metaphors in poetry. (HOD)

Illustrates how knowledge of allusion, hyperbole, irony, and so on can improve students' advertising copywriting skills. (KS)

Outcome-based education (OBE) advocates use mechanistic terminology suggestive of the business world, not organic words embodying reflection, serendipity, and discovery. With OBE, outside experts prescribe what is best for students and teachers, who remain essentially voiceless. Teaching is defined in technical dimensions. Such linear,…