imagined scene
[ɪˈmædʒɪnd siːn]
nounpl: imagined scenes
cena imaginada
1. A mental image or visualization of an event, setting, or situation that exists only in the mind and has not actually occurred or been witnessed
The author created an imagined scene of a futuristic city in her novel.
A autora criou uma cena imaginada de uma cidade futurista em seu romance.
2. In theater or film, a scene that is fictional or created through imagination rather than based on real events
The director staged an imagined scene showing what might have happened.
O diretor encenou uma cena imaginada mostrando o que poderia ter acontecido.
3. A daydream or fantasy visualization
She lost herself in an imagined scene of winning the competition.
Ela se perdeu em uma cena imaginada de ganhar a competição.
The concept of imagined scenes is fundamental to literature, theater, and film across both American and Brazilian cultures. In educational contexts in Brazil, 'cena imaginada' is commonly used when discussing creative writing and literary analysis. This term is particularly important in Brazilian Modernist literature, where imagination and subjective reality play central roles.
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