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dream vision

n.
A narrative poem, especially in medieval literature, in which the main character falls asleep and experiences events having allegorical, didactic, or moral significance.
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once again in the dream vision narrator's waking moments as the
The recent development in the urban infrastructure of the state of Mizoram has given a new boost to the very concept of establishing a poverty-free new India by 2022, which is the dream vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Much later, in 2007, he succeeded in obtaining government approval and initiated the Moragahakanda Project, which was his dream vision. Immediately thereafter, he ran into difficulties starting with non availability of funds and later the lack of desire to implement the project by the then leadership.
Xi has enthusiastically pursued what he has called a "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" with his China Dream vision. Under him, China has enacted economic reforms to combat slowing growth, such as cutting down bloated state-owned industries and reducing pollution.
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What connects these three narratives (the narrator, Alcyone and Ceyx, and the dream vision)?
Duergatal is not a dream vision, but it arguably belongs to a closely related genre.
Poems are quoted to define new and old visions; Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach," and Ulhrich Schaffer's "the man who rowed across the ocean." In the end, in the Conclusion, the author thanks the reader for accompanying him on his dream vision quest and analysis, and charges him finally with classic advice: "Know thyself." "Grace In a Wintry Season" is a challenging but rewarding book of faith and self discovery, one of enduring complex enigmas that many will find inspiring and intriguing.
Shakespeare does not appear to borrow directly from Montaigne's writing on dreams, yet his dramatization of an ambiguous dream vision in The Winter's Tale is given special resonance when placed next to Montaigne's writing because both authors treat carefully the specific complexity of incorporating one's dreams into waking life while at once attempting to maintain a clear distinction between the two states.
Killigrew concentrates on sorrow in the dream vision of "On the Birthday" and the forlorn voice of a neglected wife in Penelope to Ulysses.
At the same time, he bequeaths his dream vision of happiness to his friends, who start envisioning their own variations of his dream after his death: Kwita dreams of a beautiful girlfriend, Omar of a mother, and Boubker of loving parents.