Abstract
This Independent Study thesis is on metaphor. It describes first how metaphor can semantically mean, then argues that it can create meaning, and finally argues that poetry, because it is inherently metaphorical, is a breeding ground for meaning. Following the philosophy chapters are forty-four poems that act as a sort of artistic argumentation for the chapters preceding them.
Advisor
Prendergast, Thomas
Second Advisor
Thomson, Garrett
Department
English; Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Neff, Lindsay, "The Poetics of Metaphor: How It Means, Conceptualizes, and Creates" (2011). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 490.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/490
Disciplines
Philosophy of Language | Poetry
Keywords
philosophy, english, poetry, creative, metaphor, semantics, conceptual metaphors
Publication Date
2011
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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