After reading Geary’s transcript from his TED Talk, I noticed a lot more about his talk than I did just listening to it the first time. Some of the smaller details he described about metaphors slipped through without me noticing while listening to him talk, but once I could actually read what he was saying his points became a lot clearer. Some of his examples and connections I was still a little unsure about but overall the talk made more sense and was easier to follow while reading it. I didn’t really find many text to self connections with this particular piece but through his examples the text to world connections were very easy. It shocked me how much people can use metaphors in their daily lives without even noticing it. Now I understand just how important metaphors are to every conversation.
Looking back at my “conversation” with Geary, I realized that the metaphor I picked to describe my life did not create any sensory perception. After reading his transcript, I feel that the metaphor is much more meaningful and effective if it triggers any one of the senses to feel something. I feel if I could pick a new metaphor then I would choose something that had better sensory perception as it would most likely come with more meaning as well.
