Repetition and Metaphor in the Early Stages of Composing.

Peterson, Linda

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ERIC Number: EJ326574

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Publication Date: 1985

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Repetition and Metaphor in the Early Stages of Composing.

Peterson, Linda

College Composition and Communication, v36 n4 p429-43 Dec 1985

Describes some of the strategies of repetition and metaphor used by Black American novelist Richard Wright, as a model that students can adopt in their own writing, both for generating ideas and for revising them. Appendixes include various drafts of an interview statement by Wright. (HTH)

Descriptors: Authors, Black Literature, Figurative Language, Language Styles, Language Usage, Literary Styles, Metaphors, Models, Revision (Written Composition), Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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