RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING METAPHOR WHEN TEACHING POETRY

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Of all literary forms, poetry is most closely related to metaphor, and poetry often contains a large number of metaphors with rich connotations. poetry and metaphor are inseparable, and metaphor is an indispensable and important part of poetry. Therefore, teaching metaphor in poetry helps to activate students' imagination and improve their cognitive skills.

Keywords:metaphor, Chinese students, teaching poetry, teaching Russian as a foreign language