Poetry may invent a causal relation between images, such as an imagined moon-like beloved whose garment tears. Such a relation can be vivid within the poetic scene without identifying an actual external cause.
Scientific or demonstrative causal reasoning asks what produced the effect and what proves that cause. Poetic reading asks what felt quality is evoked by the image.
An imagined conclusion in poetry therefore differs from the causal conclusion of a limmī demonstration.
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Poetic Syllogism: Imagined Premises and Emotional Influence
Poetry may invent a causal relation between images, such as an imagined moon-like beloved whose garment tears. Such a relation can be vivid within the poetic scene without identifying an actual external cause.
Scientific or demonstrative causal reasoning asks what produced the effect and what proves that cause. Poetic reading asks what felt quality is evoked by the image.
An imagined conclusion in poetry therefore differs from the causal conclusion of a limmī demonstration.