EnglishRhetoricFiguresofRelationshipFiguresofRelationship14.Synaesthesia/Synesthesia移覺、通感14.Synaesthesia移覺、通感

Synaesthesiaisuseofonesensetoconveytheexperienceofanothersense.E.g.theimage“coolnessofblue”containsatransferappealbetweenthesensesofsightandtouch.SynaesthesiaItisamixingofsensations,theconcurrent(一致的)appealtomorethanonesense,ortheresponsethroughseveralsensestothestimulationofone;or“thestimulationofonesensebyanother”(P.H.Mattews).FiveSensesThesenseofsight,Thesenseofhearing,Thesenseofsmell,Thesenseoftaste,Thesenseoftouch.SynaesthesiaIngeneral,weseewithoureyes,wehearwithourear,wesmellwithournose,wetastewithourtongue,andwetouchwithourbody.

Ingeneral,weseewithoureyes,

wehearwithourears,wesmellwithournose,

wetastewithourtongue,

andwetouchwithourbody.

SynaesthesiaButinpractice,sometimesthereisnoclear-cutdividinglinebetweendifferentsenses;colorscanbeheard,smellsmaybeseen,

temperaturesseemsonorous,soundsappearphysical.SynaesthesiaWhenwesay“thecoldeye”,“saltymusic”,or“softsmell”,wearecertainlyusingsynaesthesia.Synaesthesiacanbeusedtomakeourexpressionsmorevivid,lively,imaginableandsuggestive.1)Transferenceofsenseofsight(1)Theweatherwasblistering/bubblinghot,andthemanorwomanwhohadtositonacreepingmuleorinacrawlingwagon,andboilinthebeatingsun,wasanobjecttobepitied.(ByMarkTwain)1)TransferenceofsenseofsightHere,“blisteringhot”isthemixingofthesenseofsightandthesenseoftouch;1)Transferenceofsenseofsight(2)April,April,Laughthygoldenlaughter,But,themomentafter,Weepthygoldentear!(ByWilliamWatson)(Here“goldenlaughter”,themixingofthesenseofsightandthesenseofhearing)2)Transferenceofsenseofhearing(1)Heardmelodiesaresweet,butthoseunheardaresweeter.(ByJohnKeats)---“melodiesaresweet”isthemixtureofthesenseofhearingandthesenseoftaste;3)Transferenceofsenseoftaste(1)Andtheverseofsweetoldsong,Itfluttersandmurmursstill…(ByH.W.Longfellow)----“Sweetsong”isthemixingofthesenseoftasteandthesenseofhearing;(2)Sweetinview:themixingofthesenseoftasteandsight3)Transferenceofsenseoftaste(3)Andallmenkillthethingtheylove,Byallletthisbeheard,Somedoitwithabitterlook,Somewithaflatteringword,Thecowarddoesitwithakiss,Thebravemanwithsword!(ByOscarWilde)(Here“bitterlook”isthemixtureofthesenseoftasteandthesenseofsight)4)Transferenceofsenseofsmell(1)Smellhowittastes!----themixingthesenseofsmellandthesenseoftaste4)Transferenceofsenseofsmell(2)But,inembalmeddarkness,guesseachsweetwherewiththeseasonalmonthendowsthegrass.(ByJohnKeats)---themixtureofsenseofsmellandthesenseofsight5)Transferenceofsenseoftouch(1)Intheeveningshewearssoftrichcolors,darkred,olivegreen,midnightblue.---Softcolors:themixingofthesenseoftouchandthesenseofsight.5)Transferenceofsenseoftouch(2)Music,whens