imaginative comparison
- noun
- /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv kəmˈpɛrɪsən/
- Literature
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comparación imaginativa
- Through imaginative comparison, the poem brings abstract emotions to vivid life.
Examples
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The author uses imaginative comparison to make ordinary events seem magical.
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Shakespeare often made imaginative comparisons in his plays.
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Teachers often encourage students to incorporate imaginative comparison in their writing.
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The author used an imaginative comparison to describe the sunset.
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Teachers often encourage students to incorporate imaginative comparison in their writing.
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The author uses imaginative comparison to make ordinary events seem magical.
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Through imaginative comparison, the poem brings abstract emotions to vivid life.
Synonyms
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A comparison of two things that shows how they are similar to help explain something
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Comparing two things to show how they are similar
How Figurative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from 'imaginative' (creative, inventive) modifying 'comparison' (a likening or evaluation), so a learner who knows both words can infer a creative or literary kind of comparison (e.g., simile or metaphor). The adjective+noun composition follows regular, cross-linguistically common patterns, making the overall sense predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Imaginative comparison comes from the idea of using one clear picture to show another in your mind. Imagine saying 'her smile was sunshine' — the picture of sunshine helps you feel the smile, so imaginative and comparison together mean 'a mental comparison' that makes writing more vivid.