THINKING AHEAD

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 582.

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN

WRITING METAPHORICALLY

13.Metaphor is a means of communicating the author's message through striking comparisons. There are plenty of ways to create a memorable metaphor. Iа it is good, the metaphor will linger in the reader's mind and provide for reflective thinking which, actually, is the aim of any serious writing. Yet literature is a serious business, isn't it? Study the example below.

E.g. A clever book = a treasure island on the high seas of life (Wow!)

Now, try creating some metaphors to graphically describe various aspects of teaching and learning. Give metaphorical definitions to the following.

· A dedicated teacher

· A devoted pupil

· A fascinating class

· A communicative activity

· A challenging home assignment

· A class reunion twenty years later

· (your own) _________________

14.Prewriting. Compare your definitions. In small groups, discuss them and make the necessary improvements. Share the final products with all the other members of the group.

15.Write a brief inspirational speech addressed to young teachers beginning to work at school. Make your little speech both metaphorically memorable and memorably metaphorical.

School life can also be quite dark. The story you are going to read might be the one that will captivate you entirely. It may even give you the goose bumps because it is frightening and bizarre. Let us hope you will not wake up in the middle of the night and scream loudly. Are you prepared? Now, let us start reading.