Question

question 4 of 10
read the following sentence:
the color was too bright.
which revision would introduce synesthesia?

a. the color was pungent and foul.
b. the color was surprising and strange.
c. the color was a bad decision.
d. the color was deep and intense.

Explanation:

Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second pathway. Option A links a visual stimulus (color) to olfactory (smell) descriptors ("pungent and foul"), which is an example of synesthesia. The other options either use general adjectives, a judgment unrelated to sensory cross-over, or standard visual descriptors.

Answer:

A. The color was pungent and foul.