adjective
- Having the power to shape or mold diverse elements into a unified whole; unifying or integrating.
Usage: Literary and philosophical term, coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Rare in modern usage
Examples
- The esemplastic power of imagination allows the poet to blend disparate images into a coherent vision.
- Coleridge believed the esemplastic imagination was central to artistic creation.
- The composer's esemplastic approach unified various musical themes into a single symphony.
- Her esemplastic mind could synthesize complex ideas from multiple disciplines.
- The esemplastic force of the narrative brought together seemingly unrelated plot threads.