Sentences with phrase «willing suspension of disbelief for»

Coleridge asked readers of his fantastical poems, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, to give him «that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.»

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This requires a willing suspension of disbelief in our own language; knowledge and judgment and nuance, everything that makes the tongue a living spirit, must give way for a labored impossibility.

I'll throw in a nifty little «Don't EVER use healthy suspension of disbelief» or I'll make up some horrible place of anguish that you'll be sent to as punishment for ETERNITY (that is forever and ever and ever and ever) and what is great is that if you do all I say, I'll make up a wonderful place that will fulfill ALL YOUR DESIRES.

My teenagers demonstrated a willing suspension of disbelief in the Easter Bunny, because you're never too old for Easter Smarties.

When: January 9th Why: Thankfully, no one's been taken this time around, because that would have been too ridiculous even for this series, which already requires a willing suspension of disbelief not seen since the days of «24.»

For many people learning the secret behind the «magic» spoils the fun, because it's that willing suspension of disbelief that lets them become so absorbed in the act.

Panchaea: In Search of an Equal Utopia & a Willing Suspension of Disbelief opens Friday 26 April at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art Carlow.

Self - described as an exhibition with the «foundational characteristic of über - felicity» or «a narrative strategy revealing disenchant», Bright Like a Diamond will feature Congost's 2014 single - channel video work The Artist Behind The Aura and Sarah & Charles's latest video titled Props For Drama: Suspension of Disbelief.

True, it's like he really wanted to say something Gore - Clintonish like, «to believe America is not awfully guilty and is liable for heating up the entire globe will really require the willing suspension of disbelief.