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Synesthetic perception and poetic metaphor.

L E Marks

    Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
    |February 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study reveals a cross-modal equivalence between loudness and brightness in understanding poetic metaphors. These findings suggest a shared perceptual mechanism similar to synesthesia.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Linguistics

    Background:

    • Synesthetic metaphors link sensory experiences (e.g., visual and auditory).
    • Understanding these metaphors may involve cross-modal perception.
    • Previous research explored synesthesia and psychophysics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the role of cross-modal perception in interpreting synesthetic metaphors.
    • To examine the relationship between loudness and brightness perception in response to poetic metaphors.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants read 15 poetic lines containing visual-auditory metaphors.
    • Subjects adjusted the loudness of a tone and brightness of a light to match metaphoric implications.
    • Settings for loudness and brightness were recorded for analysis.

    Main Results:

    • A cross-modal equivalence between loudness and brightness was observed, underpinning responses to metaphors.
    • Individual differences in cross-modal matching were noted.
    • Some metaphors showed resistance to complete sensory equivalence.

    Conclusions:

    • Cross-modal perception, specifically loudness-brightness equivalence, largely governs responses to synesthetic metaphors.
    • The observed matching function resembles that in visual-auditory synesthesia and traditional psychophysics.
    • This suggests a shared perceptual basis for metaphor comprehension and synesthetic experiences.

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