Explore your own metaphors
for composing, for example, “For me writing is like….,” and so on. Analyze
these metaphors. What do they say about you as a writer? About your history
with and attitudes toward writing? What media images of writers and/or writing
do you think may have
As I ponder over what I believe writing is like for me, I struggle immensely to come up with some type of comparison. I guess I would say writing for me is like being filled with hunger but not being able to decide where or what to eat. In greater detail, it is like going to a food court with many different choices of restaurants and different types of foods and having no idea what to choose or where I would want to eat. For me, beginning a paper is the hardest. Where am I supposed to start? What do I actually want to say? What is the essential goal of this paper? What do you want the reader to initially get out when first starting to read? Knowing where to start and what to choose, like for diction and style, the process before you even start writing is the hardest. For me, writing is like going to a theme park but not sure what ride to go to first. There are so many options, so many routes to take and just choosing that initial route is the hardest for me. Looking back at these metaphors, I would say these examples symbolize my indecisiveness of how I start my papers. Most of the time, when a teacher assigns a topic and I have a ton of ideas, or maybe none at all, I tend to have no idea where to start. Here's an example of how my indecisiveness effects my writing. My senior year in high school, everyone was required to write a 15 page research paper. We worked all year on writing and editing the draft. The first couple months were the hardest for me. I originally had a topic I wanted to write about, but then the next week realized I really have no desire to write about theologians and their ideas. Changing my topic for the 5th time, I decided to write how the American Dream has changed over history. Once I learn how to better prepare myself before I even begin writing, I feel as if I will have a much easier time with writing assignments.
I completely agree with your two metaphors. I feel exactly the same. I also struggle to know how to start. Most of the times I have a lot of ideas but I can't put them together and find a good way to start! I have tried to make a plan before writing, it helps but I still feel I need to improve.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your metaphors and I feel like I can relate. Choosing a topic is pretty hard, and once I choose one I always seem to find arguments for a different topic and I can never decide what to write about. Your metaphors were entertaining and relatable, especially the one about the food court because I understand the struggle of having so many options and just not knowing which one to choose. Hopefully you can find an easier way to choose a topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your metaphors 100 percent. For me starting a paper is one of the more difficult tasks as ideas are always running through my head, however, I always seem to struggle to put it on paper. I also like how you said it is like a food court because when writing there are just so many options its almost impossible to pick just one.
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