Blog Post #14/ Special Assignment

METAPHORS

I feel like the reason I, and several other students missed the metaphors, in Tom Johnson's post was because we are students. There is this mindset, to do whatever the teacher instructs you to do, when the teacher instructs you to do it. Its kinda like having blinders on. You know there is the possibility, of something going on in the background, but thats not what you were instructed to do. This assignment, like all others, is for a grade. I'm sure despite their curiosity, most of the students decided, to take the safe route.

Since the class was asked to keep a log of metaphors, I have been totally surprised, at the number of metaphors I use everyday, without paying any attention to it. Its like a part of the English language, we take for granted. Almost every sentence I heard or said, had a metaphor in it. A conversation would definitely be boring with out them.

As educators, we may have to tell our student, to not take everything so seriously in class. Tell them to not be so hard on themselves. And most of all, tell them its ok to be wrong, because thats what we are in class for, to find out why. Make sure they know about the "Head Fake".

The reason we use metaphors, is to add our personal touch to our conversations. We use them to add more meaning to pronouns and nouns. Sometimes an adjective, just isn't enough. Metaphors show how intense a person can be. They also can coin a phrase, like no other.