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In reply to the discussion: Do they still teach the difference between simile and metaphor? I ask because... [View all]abqtommy
(14,118 posts)34. Wonder and curiosity are not the provenance of any educaitonal system. I used to irritate
my teachers because I always asked "Why?". I'm the original Curious Child and I think it's genetic. Most educators I've known support the status quo and demand mediocrity from their students.
When I moved to a big city and started the 4th grade in 1958 I was teamed with a couple of other students to write a report. We went to the public library where I learned to do research using microfilm records. With that background you can be sure I'm a terror using the internet search feature! So I guess a public education did support my wonder and curiosity in ways I never imagined or thought of before.
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Do they still teach the difference between simile and metaphor? I ask because... [View all]
LAS14
Nov 2019
OP
A metaphor compares two dissimilar things by linking them with a commonality.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2019
#23
Metaphor if figurative and simile is literal (kind of--it doesn't pretend one is the other).
Cuthbert Allgood
Nov 2019
#18
Maybe, but what about knowing how to read it? E.g., parents/grandparents letters? nt
LAS14
Nov 2019
#15
For me what matters these days is that a person can learn anything they want to online.
abqtommy
Nov 2019
#14