Tina's Metaphor

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1.Two of my favorite metaphors about academic writing came from Tina and Sam. Tina compared writing to "making a jigsaw puzzle" and Sam on the other hand, compared hers to a "driving test". Although all the other participants did a very well job in comparing writing to other things using metaphors, I found myself more connected to the example that Tina and Sam used. They both compared writing to something that I was familiar with, and they unpacked the hidden meaning behind it in such a way that draws my attention to it. Tina's metaphor was very understandable for me, because I have tried making a jigsaw puzzle before and I can understand why she would compare writing to it. I have also been in the process of learning to drive before and I

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