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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. | 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=Foot02/> | ||
==Examples of Synesthesia== | ==Examples of Synesthesia== | ||
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* “Back to the region where the sun is silent.” -'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri<ref name= | * “Back to the region where the sun is silent.” -'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri<ref name=Foot03/> | ||
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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>Greggor, Chad. ''Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature.'' Retrieved 9 April 2014 from [https://suite.io/chad-greggor/4g3s25v suite] | <ref name=Foot02>Trent, Ann. What Is Synesthesia in Poetry? [http://classroom.synonym.com/synesthesia-poetry-1824.html classroom.synonym]</ref> | ||
<ref name=Foot03>Greggor, Chad. ''Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature.'' Retrieved 9 April 2014 from [https://suite.io/chad-greggor/4g3s25v suite]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:41, 9 April 2014
The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the Greek roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses.[1] Synesthesia is usually used in Poetry. In Poetry it means "The concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one" (Harmon). It also means the mixing of two or more senses at one time.
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.[2]
Examples of Synesthesia
Literature
- “Back to the region where the sun is silent.” -'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri[3]
Everyday Life
- Loud Shirt
- Cool Sweater
- Frozen Silence
References
- ↑ Allen-Hermanson, Sean. Matey, Jennifer. Synesthesia
- ↑ Trent, Ann. What Is Synesthesia in Poetry? classroom.synonym
- ↑ Greggor, Chad. Examples of Synesthesia in Language and Literature. Retrieved 9 April 2014 from suite