the metaphor developing a sense of where we’re headed

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The Metaphor Developing a Sense of Where We’re Headed. Based on Extreme Software Engineering Daniel H. Steinberg & Daniel W. Palmer. Metaphor: A Definition. Definition - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The MetaphorDeveloping a Sense of Where We’re Headed

Based on

Extreme Software Engineering

Daniel H. Steinberg & Daniel W. Palmer

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Metaphor: A Definition

DefinitionA metaphor is a figure of speech in which an

expression refers to something it does not literally denote to suggest a similarity.

Example “The ship plows the sea.”

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Simile

DefinitionA word or phrase by which anything is

likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else.

ExampleA ship sailing a sea is like a plow plowing a

field.

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Finding Common Linguistic Ground

Similes & metaphors enable clients & developers to speak the same language.

DomainKnowledge

CSKnowledge

MetaphorKnowledge

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