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Metaphors, Analogies, Similes"Trying to learn about all these new strategies is like trying to hold water in a sieve. Studying them is torture. And for me to try to keep them organized while studying for my other classes is like an amoeba trying to build a rocket ship." I hope you don't identify seriously with any of these statements at this point in the course, although some confusion is inevitable when learning so much new material. One strategy that is good for building a structure, or schema, for learning new material is the use of figurative language, such as the first three sentences in this introduction. Did you notice whether they were metaphors, similes, or analogies? Actually, there was one of each. This section will show you how to identify and design figurative language for learning and teaching, include current research and theory on figurative language, and discuss design considerations. When you are finished, you'll see that using figurative language is a piece of cake, as easy as pie, like falling off a log, like.....
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