Friday, November 22, 2019

Feelings...




We have five ways of feeling: eyes, nose, ears, mouth, fingertips. Did you know?
So we smell coffee, we see things, we hear stuff, we taste breakfast, we touch brickwork.
What if we made it into a game?
What if we smelled sights?
He looked down at London, spread beneath him like a tasty pizza.
What if we saw smells?
She smelt of jungle (Chenua Ochebe).
What if we heard tastes?
The gilded notes of the Beethoven quartet tasted like vintage port.
What if we tasted sound?
The home made brandy tasted like the screech of tyres.



You have to have a bit of imagination...
She walked along the street like trumpet solo.
She glared at me like a glass of ice cold water being thrown in my face.
The wine-dark sea. (Homer)

For wimps:
His velvet voice entranced the old lady.
Her silken tones echoed round the chamber.
She had enjoyed her taste of honey. Now it was time to face the reality.



Here is a helpful little table: just pick one from each side and see if you (like me) find this fun.



sight touch
smell taste
sound smell
taste sight
touch sound



A Level students only:

This is called synaesthesia – as if you want to know. Greek - meaning joining feelings together.

Only trying to be helpful. An-aesthesia means not feeling anything at all.

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