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The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the Greek roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses.<ref name=Foot01/> Synesthesia is usually used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry Poetry]. In Poetry it means | The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the Greek roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses.<ref name=Foot01/> Synesthesia is usually used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry Poetry]. In Poetry it means the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one<ref name=Foot02/> . In simple terms synesthesia means the mixing of two or more senses at one time. | ||
== Functions of Synesthesia == | == Functions of Synesthesia == | ||
Writers tend to use this to give their writing more meaning. It gives writers the extra boost of creativity and description. Synesthesia makes writing more interesting and appealing to an audience. This literary device can also add confusion and excitement to written work.<ref name= | Writers tend to use this to give their writing more meaning. It gives writers the extra boost of creativity and description. Synesthesia makes writing more interesting and appealing to an audience. This literary device can also add confusion and excitement to written work.<ref name=Foot03/> | ||
==Examples of Synesthesia== | ==Examples of Synesthesia== | ||
'''Literature''' | '''Literature''' | ||
* Back to the region where the sun is silent. -'The Divine Comedy' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri]<ref name= | * Back to the region where the sun is silent. -'The Divine Comedy' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri]<ref name=Foot04/> | ||
* Drink the pale drug of silence - 'Modern Love: I' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meredith George Meredith]<ref name= | * Drink the pale drug of silence - 'Modern Love: I' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meredith George Meredith]<ref name=Foot05/> | ||
*The butterfly and I had lit upon, Nevertheless, a message from the dawn, That made me hear the wakening birds around, And hear his long scythe whispering to the ground, 'The Tuft of Flowers' By [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost Robert Frost]<ref name= | *The butterfly and I had lit upon, Nevertheless, a message from the dawn, That made me hear the wakening birds around, And hear his long scythe whispering to the ground, 'The Tuft of Flowers' By [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost Robert Frost]<ref name=Foot06/> | ||
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*<ref name=Foot01>Allen-Hermanson, Sean. Matey, Jennifer. [http://www.iep.utm.edu/synesthe/#H9 Synesthesia]</ref> | *<ref name=Foot01>Allen-Hermanson, Sean. Matey, Jennifer. [http://www.iep.utm.edu/synesthe/#H9 Synesthesia]</ref> | ||
*<ref name=Foot02>Trent, Ann. What Is Synesthesia in Poetry? [http://classroom.synonym.com/synesthesia-poetry-1824.html classroom.synonym]</ref> | *<ref name=Foot02>Harmon, William. Holman, Hugh. “A Handbook to Literature." Ninth Edition. (2002). Prentice Hall.</ref> | ||
*<ref name= | *<ref name=Foot03>Trent, Ann. What Is Synesthesia in Poetry? [http://classroom.synonym.com/synesthesia-poetry-1824.html classroom.synonym]</ref> | ||
*<ref name= | *<ref name=Foot04>Greggor, Chad. ''Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature.'' Retrieved 9 April 2014 from [http://suite.io/chad-greggor/4g3s25v suite]</ref> | ||
*<ref name= | *<ref name=Foot05>Meredith, George. "Modern Love: I". ''Poetry Foundation.'' Web. 9 April 2014.</ref> | ||
*<ref name=Foot06>Frost, Robert. "The Tuft of Flowers" ''Poetry Foundation.'' Web. 9 April 2014.</ref> | |||