Metaphoric Thinking:

It is using related knowledge to shed light on a new subject.
Students use their senses, prior knowledge, and imaginations to make connections to ideas and processes that were new to them.
Students also learn to consider multiple interpretations and to see themselves as contributors to their own and other students' learning experiences.
The “mouth” of a river, the “eye” of a needle, and the “heart” of the matter, represent metaphorical extensions of parts of the body.