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Peer reviewedGreenberg, Jan – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1979
Twenty-four students (9 to 13 years old) were questioned about the metaphoric content of poetry, paintings, and dance. Interviews dealing with poetry were briefer and less animated than those dealing with paintings, suggesting that improving the capacity to understand metaphor in reading materials is a desirable goal. (CL)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Dance, Elementary Education, Metaphors
