Surrealism

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a dreamlike environment or hallucinatory scene

  • The artist painted a beautiful dreamscape filled with vibrant colors and surreal imagery.
  • I love getting lost in a dreamscape when I daydream during class.
  • That movie was a total dreamscape - I couldn't tell what was real and what was fantasy!
  • As she closed her eyes, she entered a dreamscape where anything was possible.

noun a philosophical belief or literary genre that posits the idea that human existence is irrational, meaningless, and absurd

  • Absurdism is a philosophical belief that life is inherently meaningless and irrational.
  • I find absurdism to be an interesting perspective on the absurdity of life.
  • Some people think absurdism is just a fancy way of saying life is a joke.
  • The playwright's use of absurdism in the play highlighted the chaotic and nonsensical nature of the human experience.