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      From the playful to the profound: What metaphors tell us about gifted children

      Fraser, Deborah
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       10.1080/02783190309554226
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      Fraser, D. (2003). From the playful to the profound: What metaphors tell us about gifted children. Roeper Review, 25 (4), 180-184.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6802
      Abstract
      Although some metaphors have lost their novelty through overuse, the unexpected quality of other metaphors appeal to creatively gifted children given their proctivity for language and imagination. The unexpected connections that comprise metaphor manifest the creative process and can give rise to innovative expressions and concepts. Creatively gifted children have an extraordinary facility with metaphor, using these expressions in ways that reveal advanced metalinguistic ability. In addition, the metaphors they create reflect a wealth of ability from profound emotional and spiritual dimensions to playful and humorous insights into the human condition. A range of metaphors composed by children are presented and discussed in terms of what they indicate about the personal worlds, special talents, and emotional insights that are often typical of the gifted. Moreover, some of these metaphors appear to play a cathartic role for their authors whereas others seem to provide an engaging vehicle for creatively gifted children's delight in the world of language and ideas. The approach to creative writing described in this article also has the potential to assist with the identification of those with linguistic talent.
      Date
      2003
      Type
      Journal Article
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      Roeper School
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