A bit of research reveals "synaesthesia " is the condition which is not
really a description of the conceit you referrd to but is the word you were
seeking. Perhaps I feel that poetry tries to encapsulate the essence of a
time and place as clearly, precisely and tersely as possible, the blending
of the senses is one manner in which that might be achieved. Arthur
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From: Colin dewar
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Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 7:26 PM
Subject: no title/Arthur
Arthur,
I notice in a few of your poems, expressions like "sultry glimmers" and
"blurred to a hiss". I'm sure there is technical name for this but I DK what
it is. Normally I would think of this as mixing of sensory modes in a single
percept e.g. sultry refers to temperature /humidity and not light (glimmers)
e.g. blurring is visual and not sound (hiss) I assume it's a deliberate
contrivance. What is your thinking here?
Colin
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