Pop-up Content for Figurative Expressions and Complementary Related Trivia

摘要

An educational and fun computer process in which a user selects a figurative expression displayed on a screen. The figurative expressions are, for example, metaphors, allusions, puns, double entendres, anagrams, cropped terms, and other nonliteral terms. A pop-up space instantly appears that presents educational content about the figurative expression. A complementary related trivia is presented in various possible formats to enliven the learning experience. The complementary trivia can be related to the figurative expression, or the associated information displayed on the screen, or the educational content, or the trivia itself. The educational content can be, for example, meanings, reference materials, literary reviews, interpretations, and images or moving images. The reference materials are, for example, dictionary entries like definitions, senses, parts of speech, antonyms, and etymologies. The educational features are options used to help a person learn about figurative expressions, and the entertaining trivia is there to be enjoyed.