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Metaphor applies to Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor influences Meaning. Activate to inspect this relation.Phoneme is part of Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Grammar is part of Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Meaning is part of Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Mimesis applies to Work of Art. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis depends on Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Show, don't tell requires Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor is a Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Imagery applies to Setting. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor is a Trope. Activate to inspect this relation.Trope is part of Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.Imagery depends on Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.Figurative language enables Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative verse depends on Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Mimesis influences Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor applies to Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.TropeFigurative languageMetaphorImageryMimesisLanguageMeaningSettingShow, don't tellWork of ArtCatharsisNarrative versePhonemeGrammar
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14 concepts17 relationships11 disciplines4 relation families

At a glance

A trope is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used in a sense other than its literal meaning.

Disciplines
Poetics
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Creative Writing, Linguistics, Semantics
Relationships
2 · 1 relation families

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 11 disciplines: Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Culture, Dramaturgy, Linguistics, Philosophy, Phonology, Poetics, Psychology, Semantics, Theatre.
  • Catharsis is a bridge concept — viewed here through Aesthetics, Dramaturgy, Psychology, Theatre.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

About this view

What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.