Mapping from e to Metaphor

Year: 2018 Authors: Alice Major

Core claim

A mathematically faithful metaphor can translate e and the catenary curve into a meaningful poetic structure for expressing human loss.

Topics

mathematical metaphor, poetic structure, catenary curve, grief and congenital illness

Domains

exponential growth and decay, irrational numbers, transcendental numbers, catenary curves, poetry, literary metaphor, contemporary Canadian literature

Methods

case study, metaphorical mapping, poem composition

Media

decimal expansion of e, Catena poem, reference citations

Source status

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