0 representing or imitating something, especially in art: --
Art is a mimetic representation of reality.
The mimetic performance of the drama of ritual public humiliation provided a theatre of punishment in which all participated.
No human group can function without intuitive mimetic acceptance by the young of intentions and interests displayed by their elders.
He adopts several techniques, including "mimetic cliché", vehicular matching, and homogenized convention (and at times a combination of all three).
Its synthesised sounds are essentially mimetic of acoustic drum sounds and the usage of synthesised drums is common in popular music.
The final movement is marked by the return to a predominance of mimetic discourse.
However, do they have other significances; mimetic (onomatopoeic) for example?
Despite the predominance of mimetic discourse, the piece also provides several instances of purer sonic articulation, particularly in the second movement.
Why cannot theatre be more than a mimetic mouthpiece, a source of entertainment and instruction?
