ABSTRACT
The mindbrain observes resemblances between objects that have similar shapes or other properties, and in dreams can substitute one for the other. In such "homoforms," there are two objects whose physical characteristics – including shape, texture, material, and color – are similar, analogous, or identical. In homoforms the equivalence is in the shape or structure or other physical property of the objects. Interobjects can reveal more complicated homoforms: the "phonograph – balance scale" is a complex homoform, with two objects that both have a round metal platter and an adjacent long straight movable metal object. There may be a phenomenon, like the Swinney effect for homonyms, that occurs when we perceive nonlinguistic objects with shapes and other characteristics in common. The homomelodies create dramatic musical connectedness within a single composition that may or may not be consciously noticed by the listener or even the performer.
