I know that if odour were visible as colour is, I'd see the summer garden aureoled in rainbow clouds.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker imagines seeing summer scents as visible colors if they could be seen.
- In plain terms
- If smell could be seen like color, the garden would look like rainbow clouds.
- What can you take from it?
- Sensory experiences can be imagined across different senses.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can senses overlap in imagination?
- How do you visualize smell?
Another view
It relies on a hypothetical that cannot be directly experienced.
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