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Synesthesia Question about ‘Othello’

3.20K viewsMay 3, 2019
Samira Chowdhury26 April 28, 2019 0 Comments

Is this an example of Synesthesia?

Desdemona would “with a greedy ear, devour up my discourse”

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Yes, to some extent it is synesthesia.

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