A Perspective on Literary Metaphor in the Context of Generative AI

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.01053v1
• Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 08:27:29 GMT
• Title: A Perspective on Literary Metaphor in the Context of Generative AI
• Authors: Imke van Heerden, Anil Bas,
• Abstract summary: This study explores the role of literary metaphor and its capacity to generate a range of meanings. To investigate whether the inclusion of original figurative language improves textual quality, we trained an LSTM-based language model in Afrikaans. The paper raises thought-provoking questions on aesthetic value, interpretation and evaluation.
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• Abstract: At the intersection of creative text generation and literary theory, this study explores the role of literary metaphor and its capacity to generate a range of meanings. In this regard, literary metaphor is vital to the development of any particular language. To investigate whether the inclusion of original figurative language improves textual quality, we trained an LSTM-based language model in Afrikaans. The network produces phrases containing compellingly novel figures of speech. Specifically, the emphasis falls on how AI might be utilised as a defamiliarisation technique, which disrupts expected uses of language to augment poetic expression. Providing a literary perspective on text generation, the paper raises thought-provoking questions on aesthetic value, interpretation and evaluation.

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