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how is synesthesia a form of metaphor?

a. it compares humans to nonhuman objects and animals.

b. it compares abstract ideas to concrete objects.

c. it compares two things that are considered similar

d. it compares the experience of one sense to another sense

Explanation:

Synesthesia is a neurological condition where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway triggers an involuntary experience in a second pathway. A metaphor draws a comparison between two distinct things; in this case, synesthesia functions as a metaphor by directly linking the experience of one sense (e.g., hearing a sound) to another (e.g., seeing a color), which matches option D. The other options do not describe the core sensory cross-comparison that defines synesthesia as a metaphorical-like experience.

Answer:

D. It compares the experience of one sense to another sense