4. “The East Indians would describe the Africans as impulsive hedonists, who were always living for the moment and never thought about the future,” he says.
Metacognition- thinking about thinking
Frontal cortex—the overhang of brain behind the eyes
Many times he does not define the word but makes the reader figure out the meaning from the context its in. He doesn't define a lot, but he uses a lot of metaphors.
5. In his writing, Lehrer uses a lot of metaphors. Sometimes it is to define a word or to have the reader become a part of the study. I was not surprised to find metaphors in his writing.
This is a short, but enlightening post. I had no clue what metacognition meant, nor knew what a frontal cortex was, but your definitions are clearly a major help.
ReplyDeleteAlso, too often do people forget to use context clues. Luckily, you picked up on the notion that many writers write with the intention of letting readers make their own discoveries. If a writer had to stop every other sentence to define terms, the start-and-stop feel of the piece would ultimately hurt the entirety of the passage.