Design And Re Imagining Save Button Tool Bar Using Idioms

For this session, I introduced figurative language to Sophia. The first two examples of figurative language I taught her were similes and metaphors. I taught this lesson in the same format I taught story elements. I would have the definition writing down on the power point of Sophia and would have her write down the term and definitions in her notebook to refer back to later. I also included some examples as a way to teach the term that I also asked her to write down in her notebook.

Even though Haas and Flower do not mention George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, or even metaphors, in their article, I will be using metaphors to get a better understanding of what these reading strategies are like. Lakoff and Johnson’s analytical tools and ideas about metaphors (, seen in Metaphors We Live By, help me, and others,

Lakoff and Johnson state, “[w]e have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action” (3). They are saying that metaphors are used all the time and not just when people talk, but when they think and in what they do. This is exactly true because after learning about metaphors, and getting a better understanding of them, I have realized how much I, and others, apply them to everyday life without even realizing it, or trying to. Using a metaphor to describe Haas and Flower’s reading concepts will therefore make for a better grasp of what the concepts mean.

When I look up the meaning of metaphors in Webster it says "a figure of speech in which a work for one idea or thing is used in place of another to suggest a likeness between them." The Hours by Michael Cunningham is enriched with many complex metaphors. While intertwining three different woman's lives, Cunningham uses a wide range of metaphors to help mean something in one story and tie into the next woman's story. Using deconstructive interpretation to investigate these strategically placed metaphors can be difficult and exciting, yet challenging.

Metaphors help readers visualize and develop a greater understanding of the text, which in this case, is neuroscience. In conclusion, Elizabeth Kolbert's use of metaphorical expressions stimulates imagery and connections, which in turn, appears to strengthen the thesis of her essay to the

Although some may think of metaphor as ornamental and inapplicable for use in subjects other than English literature, metaphors are necessary for communication in all disciplines. The use of metaphor is crucial in the field of education because one cannot understand completely new ideas without making a connection to previously known information (Oshlag and Petrie). Textbooks readily employ metaphor to convey new information to students. Pages 28-29 of The Primate Family Tree by Ian Redmond illustrates the evolution of primates through a diagram of a tree and describes how the theory of evolution has changed since the nineteenth century. The Primate Family Tree willfully utilizes metaphors regarding abstract complex systems and the Great Chain of Being to explain scientific concepts to an audience that is uneducated in complex zoological and evolutionary processes.

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible”(Tony Robbins). This quote from Tony relates to a 15 year old Bobby Phillips who becomes completely invisible. In this book the protagonist Bobby became invisible mentally and physically by a electric blanket. In Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements the author uses metaphors to convey the theme of invisibility. The first example of a metaphor is used by andrew clements when they are stealing information about his blanket from Sears Tower.

However, in the exploration of knowledge currently completely unknown to scientists, metaphor as ideas is important for the advancement of scientific understanding. I also agree that metaphor is an important way for ideas to be understood in layman’s terms, which Otis; illustrates in people’s early understanding of the telegraph in which it was explained as a “fleshy bond of severed portions of human flesh”

Metaphors are used in writing to give the reader a picture in his mind of what is being discussed. “That’s all she was. A vagina,” (Cooper 23) J. California Cooper said. She used metaphor in that sentence above, to show us how down her friend Lorene went. What she wanted say by substituting her friend of a vagina is, that her friend became for her environment nothing more than an object. An object that was only needed to be used.

Notably, analogies can be used for clarification and thus draw a bridge between what is familiar and unfamiliar. John Holland, an author and professor with a Ph.D. in computer science, praised analogies for their ability

Lakoff and Johnson show many techniques on how to use metaphors effectively and how to interpret them differently as well. Haas and Flower show that using different writing strategies is effective in making a perfect paper and this is also what Lakoff and Johnson wanted because they also said how they wanted readers to interpret different ways how metaphors can help your papers, by increasing your linguistics. Haas and Flower also use similar ways to describe their ways of thinking to Lakoff and Johnson. Hass and Flower try and make the reader understand that interpretation on the text and using certain cues in that text can better your language and make better concepts for your paper. Lakoff and Johnson showed us two metaphors that are entirely different from each other, yet work together because of the context they hold.

Reeves’ chapter on Metaphors in Science shows just how much we rely on metaphors to communicate complex topics. This chapter is an overview of how we would be unable to communicate or think without metaphors. Reeves gives eye-opening examples throughout the text and makes me realize how people fail to realize how often we rely on metaphors. She also discusses how metaphors aren’t a completely reliable source.

Metaphors have been shown to extend past basic language involving word. Bultena has shown us through his

Using an object or image to transcend the purpose of its physical reality is a challenge, because the metaphorical intent may appear vague. Not all of the audience will be able to comprehend the objective of the metaphor and only a sophisticated que like

The class readings I chose are Cooper 3rd pp. 269-285 (Metaphors, Idioms and Affordances), and Lakeoff pp. 1-9(METHAPHORS We Live By) / Hannon (As We may speak: Metaphors, Conceptual Blends and Usability)