A Perspective on Literary Metaphor in the Context of Generative AI

van Heerden I., BAŞ A.

3rd Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Creativity, CREAI 2024, Santiago de Compostela, İspanya, 20 Ekim 2024, cilt.3810, ss.172-180, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 3810
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Santiago de Compostela
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-180
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Afrikaans, Computational Creativity, Creative Text Generation, Figurative Language, Metaphor
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.