摘要：The actuality of this article is to consider synesthetic constructions from the standpoint of linguistically oriented theories, in the study of their ability to be represented in the meanings of linguistic units. The purpose of this work is to investigate the linguistic features of the representation of synesthesia in contemporary English and American poetry. The methodology of the survey is based on such methods as semantic analysis, component analysis, comparative analysis, methods of comparative and contrastive linguistics. The study examines various points of view in the nature of synesthesia. Despite the fact that there are practically no statistics for this phenomenon, scientists tend to believe that this phenomenon of perception is quite common. The article explains the content of the term ―synesthesia‖ as a linguistic-psychological phenomenon, and determines its place in the system of stylistic means and metaphor (synsethetic metaphor) as a fundamental language of poetry. The research dwells on factual material – synesthetic combinations, metaphors taken from the works of art of contemporary English and American poetry which help to reveal some patterns, similarities and differences in the representation of synesthesia and explore the use of synesthetic metaphors in poetry of English and American poets. This study shows the implicit relationship between synesthesia and poetry.
关键词：synesthesia;senses;poetic synesthesia;synesthetic metaphor;linguistic units;English and American poetry
