tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post4901676432796416333..comments2023-09-06T06:48:34.820-07:00Comments on Life: The Ongoing Education: Bits of FluffLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-1760804838993414142007-04-19T22:50:00.000-07:002007-04-19T22:50:00.000-07:00how are they with metonymy and synecdoche? do the...how are they with metonymy and synecdoche? do they know the difference between pars pro toto and totum pro parte? little punks. in my day...and on my continent...alex.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13670866265895502784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-43804669938518042832007-04-18T23:37:00.000-07:002007-04-18T23:37:00.000-07:00Well, since the only metaphor I feel I could confi...Well, since the only metaphor I feel I could confidently submit involves a strong tower of manly expression, I think I'd best skip it. <BR/><BR/>Well, til bedtime that is. <BR/><BR/>And your students would do much better than TSM on 3 glasses of wine.TSM Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342104775312559739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-12498137001554642242007-04-18T22:52:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:52:00.000-07:00m.m. - this is an issue of nuances, and i've learn...<B>m.m.</B> - this is an issue of nuances, and i've learned that many of my students aren't ready to handle nuanced issues yet. i have to state things as blanket rules even when there may be many exceptions, and i have to narrow concepts that may be quite broad. they have to learn the rules before they can break them, and they have to learn things in black and white before they can look at the Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-50267687626948753782007-04-18T22:49:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:49:00.000-07:00That's it? That's your reponse: "fair enough"? I w...That's it? That's your reponse: "fair enough"? I was all set to call up my friend Ophelia the Ostrich for some backup in what I thought was an impending linguistics debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-37858713986226747132007-04-18T22:39:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:39:00.000-07:00m.m. - fair enough. unfortunately, we have to tea...<B>m.m.</B> - fair enough. unfortunately, we have to teach to the specifications of the AP Language/Comp exam. which are stupid. very, very stupid. and the AP readers? also stupid. such is life in a high school classroom.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-43458817923110330642007-04-18T22:33:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:33:00.000-07:00Personification is a type of metaphor. For that ma...Personification is a type of metaphor. For that matter, so is a simile. The terms "simile" and "metaphor" operate on different levels: the first describes a specific syntactic structure, while the second is a complex idea that has motivated considerable linguistic research. Google, for example, "George Lakoff", who is a linguistics professor at Berkeley.<BR/><BR/>The problem with getting too Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-66051307596685040912007-04-18T14:45:00.000-07:002007-04-18T14:45:00.000-07:00jitta - poor monkey.metaphor man - *fanfare* um, ...<B>jitta</B> - poor monkey.<BR/><BR/><B>metaphor man</B> - *fanfare* um, there wasn't really a metaphor in there. there was an excellent simile, as well as personification, but no metaphor. and i'm glad you enjoyed the poem. the silence is sometimes as important as the sound, i've found.<BR/><BR/><B>sassy</B> - do you roll your eyes at my poems? it's okay, you can admit it. :-P<BR/><BR/><B>Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-38867622662299428192007-04-18T12:42:00.000-07:002007-04-18T12:42:00.000-07:00great piano poem.great piano poem.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509879813753756682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-72253350494189023432007-04-17T21:38:00.000-07:002007-04-17T21:38:00.000-07:00Singing: "La-ra's getting famous!" *clap clap, cla...Singing: <BR/>"La-ra's getting famous!" <BR/><BR/>*clap clap, clap clap clap* <BR/><BR/>"La-ra's getting famous!" <BR/><BR/>*clap clap, clap clap clap* <BR/><BR/>*grin* So, did you have fun doing the pod-cast? Oh, and didn't I have a few metaphors on my last post? Can those be my offerings please? It's 12:40 a.m. here and I'm to tired to be all poetical.Caffeinated Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514468253472159009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-8829464621830642102007-04-17T18:18:00.000-07:002007-04-17T18:18:00.000-07:00I am a growling grizzly at progress report time. ...I am a growling grizzly at progress report time. That's not a metaphor; it's the truth. I really change into a growling, snarling, furry beast when I have to calculate and record student averages at midterm.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-51819990199864670712007-04-17T14:37:00.000-07:002007-04-17T14:37:00.000-07:00That kid is such a shit.There's my metaphor! He is...That kid is such a shit.<BR/><BR/>There's my metaphor! He isn't LIKE a shit (a la simile); he IS a shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-79646592970028193512007-04-17T13:54:00.000-07:002007-04-17T13:54:00.000-07:00"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..."That's m..."You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..."<BR/><BR/>That's my metaphor. :) I'm headed off to work for day 7 in a row, but I will try to catch up with you in the next couple of days. Love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-59309209676000532722007-04-17T13:35:00.000-07:002007-04-17T13:35:00.000-07:00I'll definitely listen to you on Blog Talk Radio, ...I'll definitely listen to you on Blog Talk Radio, although it will have to be after the fact.<BR/><BR/>No metaphor from me today because I am too tired to remember what a metaphor is right now.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990643174190148602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-85330439016499080992007-04-17T08:36:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:36:00.000-07:00as a young budding pianist, i used to visualize my...as a young budding pianist, i used to visualize myself playing (perfectly and without mistakes of course) for huge audiences. and even in my wildest imaginations, it was the silence (before i laid fingers to keys, after the last notes range out and before thunderous applause) that i relished the most...mama in waitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873859824186501392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-6201181735464870582007-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:002007-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:00I don't like poetry. Sorry. It's not just yours, i...I don't like poetry. Sorry. It's not just yours, it's most! Talk to my english teachers... They know well my look of scorn and rolled eyes when it's time for the poetry unit. <BR/><BR/>However, my love for you is bigger than all the poems I've ever rolled my eyes at, so I will say for you that I rather enjoy your poetry.Dallas Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783442442334764973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-57411921022732851872007-04-16T23:25:00.000-07:002007-04-16T23:25:00.000-07:00A simile is like a reserved, operatic butler: it s...A simile is like a reserved, operatic butler: it steps forward, carefully clears its throat, and then launches into "La donna e mobile" or maybe "Light my candle". A good metaphor takes you down with a quick Tani Otoshi.<BR/><BR/>I like tonight's poem. I wish more people knew of the beauty in the silence that follows live classical music, particularly chamber music, and would refrain from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-61219075790767843592007-04-16T22:39:00.000-07:002007-04-16T22:39:00.000-07:00nice dunce cap, monkey.nice dunce cap, monkey.jittacatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588202205862980504noreply@blogger.com