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ERIC Number: EJ381705
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reasoning and Writing with Metaphors.
Rubano, Gregory L.; Anderson, Philip M.
English Journal, v77 n8 p34-37 Dec 1988
Suggests metaphor is a linguistic tool for discovering meaning and a fundamental form of understanding. Recommends instructing students to produce and analyze extended metaphors by composing biographical portraits. (MS)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, English Instruction, Generalization, Heuristics, Higher Education, Metaphors, Secondary Education, Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rhetorical Devices