Interactive Assignments - Metaphor Sentence Re-structure
Posted: 30 Oct 2019, 14:53
1. Structure
- "A metaphor is a bridge between the concrete world and the abstract mind, linking something known to the senses with an abstraction of the mind, always working to describe the abstract with the concrete."
2. Word Pool
Metaphor
- Analogy, Symbol, Personification
Bridge
- Link, Connection, Bond
Between
- Interpolated, Intervening, Amidst
Concrete
- Objective, Tangible, Explicit,
Abstract
- Complex, Abstruse, Philosophical, Theoretical
Mind
- Consciousness, Perception, Intellect
Linking
- Connecting, Coupling, Combining
Known
- Established, Recognized, Familiar
Senses
- Insight, Feeling, Understanding
Working
- Functioning, Engaging, Operating
Describe
- Characterize, Construe, Depict, Convey
3. Re-structure
- A symbol can provide the connection that we find amidst our established intellect and theory.
- Symbols provide a connection that couples our established intellect with a theoretical concept.
Final Re-structure: An image can provide a connection that combines what we know with an idea that we don't yet understand.
4. Felt Experience
I have found that I learn best with images and diagrams that illustrate what I have read or heard. With an example, I am able to connect words with something that visually represents what those words mean. This is beneficial to me for learning both new vocabulary and understanding more difficult concepts.
5. 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
- Reductionist: a person who analyzes and describes a complex phenomenon
Quasia's
Q: Learning
R: Enlightenment
C: Thought
Robbie's
Q: Story
R: Illustration
C: Understanding
Colby's
Q: Relations
R: Image
C: Connection
6. A / B
Q: We learn through stories, painting images we create through understanding.
R: Although we can learn from a story, we’ll have a better understanding if we have images or illustrations to provoke further thought.
C: The difference in stories is the ability to use words to paint an illustration and to paint a thought. (Chosen Dichotomy)
7. Word Pool
Difference, Story, Ability, Use, Words, Paint, Illustration, Thought, Learn, Image, Create, Understand, Provoke, Further
Difference: Dissimilar-Change-Contrast
Story: Tale-Conversation-Fable
Ability: Skill-Talent-Vision
Words: Symbols-Characters-Text
Paint: Picture-Art-Creativity
Illustration: Vision-Reveal-Highlight
Thought: Mind-Logic-Thinking
Learn: Understand-Study-Grasp
Image: Drawing-Icon-Likeness
Create: Build-Innovate-Invent
Understand: Accept-Explain-Discern
Provoke: Annoy-Temptation-Incite
Further: Continue-Develop-Future
8. Re-Structure
R: We can develop a vision within our mind to ultimately change our future.
C: In order to grasp our future, we must develop talents, and think logically.
Q: Two people could explain the same tale using different logic. (Chosen structure)
9. Felt Experience
Q: This new structure reminds me of one of my close friends who is very good with her words. Since we were in high school, she always had a way of being quick yet thoughtful in her responses. It wasn’t until college that I learned how valuable it is to have the skill of turning complex stories into movies.
R: I’ve had a number of experiences with friends where we each recall a memory differently than the other. While some details may remain the same, we all have our own way of explaining it to someone who wasn’t there.
C: The joint structure we chose involves the use of symbols such as words or images that envelop a story. The words you choose to paint a picture can differ among each person ultimately painting a different image.
10. 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
Quasia's
Q- perspective
R- experience
C- develop
Robbie's
Q- value
R- memory
C- differences
Colby-
Q- skill
R- detail
C- envelop
11. Insight, Understanding, and Realization
This assignment opened my eyes to the vast amount of directions that a simple sentence can lead to. Prior to completing this, I had never thought of looking at the individual words that make a sentence whole and dissecting the sentence from there. I feel as though I will now read and try to understand sentences differently than I have before.
- "A metaphor is a bridge between the concrete world and the abstract mind, linking something known to the senses with an abstraction of the mind, always working to describe the abstract with the concrete."
2. Word Pool
Metaphor
- Analogy, Symbol, Personification
Bridge
- Link, Connection, Bond
Between
- Interpolated, Intervening, Amidst
Concrete
- Objective, Tangible, Explicit,
Abstract
- Complex, Abstruse, Philosophical, Theoretical
Mind
- Consciousness, Perception, Intellect
Linking
- Connecting, Coupling, Combining
Known
- Established, Recognized, Familiar
Senses
- Insight, Feeling, Understanding
Working
- Functioning, Engaging, Operating
Describe
- Characterize, Construe, Depict, Convey
3. Re-structure
- A symbol can provide the connection that we find amidst our established intellect and theory.
- Symbols provide a connection that couples our established intellect with a theoretical concept.
Final Re-structure: An image can provide a connection that combines what we know with an idea that we don't yet understand.
4. Felt Experience
I have found that I learn best with images and diagrams that illustrate what I have read or heard. With an example, I am able to connect words with something that visually represents what those words mean. This is beneficial to me for learning both new vocabulary and understanding more difficult concepts.
5. 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
- Reductionist: a person who analyzes and describes a complex phenomenon
Quasia's
Q: Learning
R: Enlightenment
C: Thought
Robbie's
Q: Story
R: Illustration
C: Understanding
Colby's
Q: Relations
R: Image
C: Connection
6. A / B
Q: We learn through stories, painting images we create through understanding.
R: Although we can learn from a story, we’ll have a better understanding if we have images or illustrations to provoke further thought.
C: The difference in stories is the ability to use words to paint an illustration and to paint a thought. (Chosen Dichotomy)
7. Word Pool
Difference, Story, Ability, Use, Words, Paint, Illustration, Thought, Learn, Image, Create, Understand, Provoke, Further
Difference: Dissimilar-Change-Contrast
Story: Tale-Conversation-Fable
Ability: Skill-Talent-Vision
Words: Symbols-Characters-Text
Paint: Picture-Art-Creativity
Illustration: Vision-Reveal-Highlight
Thought: Mind-Logic-Thinking
Learn: Understand-Study-Grasp
Image: Drawing-Icon-Likeness
Create: Build-Innovate-Invent
Understand: Accept-Explain-Discern
Provoke: Annoy-Temptation-Incite
Further: Continue-Develop-Future
8. Re-Structure
R: We can develop a vision within our mind to ultimately change our future.
C: In order to grasp our future, we must develop talents, and think logically.
Q: Two people could explain the same tale using different logic. (Chosen structure)
9. Felt Experience
Q: This new structure reminds me of one of my close friends who is very good with her words. Since we were in high school, she always had a way of being quick yet thoughtful in her responses. It wasn’t until college that I learned how valuable it is to have the skill of turning complex stories into movies.
R: I’ve had a number of experiences with friends where we each recall a memory differently than the other. While some details may remain the same, we all have our own way of explaining it to someone who wasn’t there.
C: The joint structure we chose involves the use of symbols such as words or images that envelop a story. The words you choose to paint a picture can differ among each person ultimately painting a different image.
10. 1/2/3 : 1/2/3 : 1/2/3
Quasia's
Q- perspective
R- experience
C- develop
Robbie's
Q- value
R- memory
C- differences
Colby-
Q- skill
R- detail
C- envelop
11. Insight, Understanding, and Realization
This assignment opened my eyes to the vast amount of directions that a simple sentence can lead to. Prior to completing this, I had never thought of looking at the individual words that make a sentence whole and dissecting the sentence from there. I feel as though I will now read and try to understand sentences differently than I have before.