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Download full textHittleman, Daniel R. – 1983
As human understanding is largely metaphorical, what metaphor is, how children use it, and how they can be taught to use it more effectively are important educational concerns. A direct or indirect comparison between two apparently unlike things, metaphor consists of a topic, a vehicle of comparison, and ground--or traits--linking the topic and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues
