A discussion of how a poem tells us through a more or less emotional reaction, something that cannot be said." (Author/RD)

Argues for including some literary style in technical writing. Examines literary devices that can be used in technical writing, such as metaphor, simile, climax, and alliteration, and provides guidelines for their effective use in professional communication. (HTH)

Relates the experience of hearing what sounds can achieve to echo, enforce, and enrich meaning in the teaching of poetry. (HOD)

Examines the problems of clarity, precision, and consistency found in dictionaries' treatment of the adjective "devergonde" and the noun "devergondage," particulary in their figurative forms. (AM)

A study of children's ability to translate figurative speech across four grade levels indicates that most third graders could correctly translate metaphors and dual function words but that proverbs were not generally understood until the seventh grade. (Editor)

Presents a syntax of metophor, discussing a typology of metaphor, the relationship between literal sense and figurative sense, and the importance of a precise definition of metaphor. (AM)

Metaphors give the brain a filtering system for handling overwhelming flood of incoming facts. Teaching and learning are definitely influenced by mental filtering systems; one student can view school as prison, another as a friendly gathering place to plan for future. This article compares teaching to a fishing expedition, replete with…

Outlines and discusses historical and contemporary theory concerned with the definition and consideration of simile. Provides an overview of the views of the most prominent critics and theorists with regard to simile. Compares how the literal and the figurative types of simile diverge. (HB)

Describes in some detail the structure of metaphor and metonymy, reviewing three main structures of metaphor--supposition, extension, and apposition--and proposing a comprehensive definition of metaphor taking all three structures into account. Draws on Roman Jakobson when explaining Jacques Lacan's claim that condensation is metaphor and…

The present study investigated the abilities of left-hemisphere-damaged (LHD) non-fluent aphasic, right-hemisphere-damaged (RHD), and normal control individuals to access, in sentential biasing contexts, the multiple meanings of three types of ambiguous words, namely homonyms (e.g., ''punch''), metonymies (e.g., ''rabbit''), and metaphors (e.g.,…

This paper explores one school's implementation of a locally developed curriculum reform known as "Math-Science Investigations". At one level, it offers an account of a reform told from the perspective of a classroom teacher and her 3rd- and 4th-graders. At another level, it reconstructs their experience to explore the understandings of the…

Although the use of metaphor is not a new strategy in counselling or research, the literature has not fully addressed individuals' metaphors of change and how these relate to the counselling process. Using a narrative methodology, we examined the metaphors of change provided by girls recovering from eating disorders. These rich descriptions…

Dedicated educators, struggling with the mandates of "No Child Left Behind" will immediately identify with the hero of this allegory. Horace is a small frog, who has a passion for gardening, and watching flowers bloom. As soon as he comes of age, Horace decides to pursue his great love of nurturing tender blooming things. He studies, diligently,…

Grade inflation has become a general term for teachers and administrators in recent times and is an ambiguous denomination which needs to be identified. The allegory and reality of grade inflation is discussed.