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Type Words
Type of disease
Type Words
Type of imitation
Derivation mimetic
Type Words
Type of citation, quotation, quote
Derivation mimetic

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Tragedy is the truest mimesis, followed by epic poetry, comedy and lyric poetry.
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Art as mimesis or representation has deep roots in the philosophy of Aristotle.
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Literature in general is defined by Aristotle as a mimesis, or imitation of life.
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Anti-mimesis is a philosophical position that holds the direct opposite of mimesis.
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Comedy is the third form of literature, being the most divorced from a true mimesis.
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The plinky-plonk music mirrored all the actor's tortured emotions with banal mimesis.
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Mimesis shows, rather than tells, by means of directly represented action that is enacted.
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The Greeks referred to the reliance on visual observation as mimesis.
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Plato contrasted mimesis, or imitation, with diegesis, or narrative.
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More examples
  • The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
  • Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
  • The representation of another person's words in a speech
  • (mimetic) characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
  • Exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton
  • Mimesis (from) is a critical and philosophical term that carries a wide range of meanings, which include: imitation, representation, mimicry, imitatio, nonsensuous similarity, the act of resembling, the act of expression, and the presentation of the self. ...
  • Mimicry is the similarity of one species to another which protects one or both. This similarity can be in appearance, behaviour, sound, scent and even location, with the mimics found in similar places to their models.
  • Mimesis, released on April 23, 2008 on Spinefarm, is the second album by the Finnish alternative rock band End of You. You Deserve More is the only single. This album includes Goldeneye's cover by Tina Turner, from the soundtrack of GoldenEye 007.
  • Mimesis is a quarterly literary magazine based in Norwich that deals predominantly with poetry. Issues appear in January, April, July and November. The journal stands out for the number of pages filled purely by poems. An interview with a well-known poet is also featured in each issue. ...