What is imitation?

Many of those areas that the man has mastered,are based on imitation. For example, for theatrical productions or cinematography they take plots from real life, and then transfer them as full-fledged artistic stories. This is an example of imitation in art. Let us consider in more detail what imitation is and where it occurs.

Literally, imitation is imitation. Sometimes this imitation is completely justified, does not bear negative evaluation from the side and seems quite appropriate. Perhaps, such an example can be mimicry in nature - it consists in masking various living organisms so that they can, for example, protect themselves from enemies.

But imitation from the sphere of jewelry business can sometimes be even criminal, when it comes to falsification of jewelry.

Also, the experience of imitation is useful inprocesses of learning, when, using a pattern, a child copies his actions and learns basic skills, be it voice, handwriting, any patterns of behavior in different situations. A vivid example - parents and their children.

There is also a special musical term, meaning imitation in the music sphere, which is defined as carrying a theme in different voices of a polyphonic composition.

You can find out the meaning of other words from the articles in the Definitions section.