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Word: Ekphrasis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek ekphrasis ‘description’, from ekphrazein ‘recount’, from ek- ‘out’ + phrazein ‘tell’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkfrəsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the use of detailed description of a work of visual art as a literary device
Short Definition:literary device of describing work of art
Examples:- it's not surprising that Hecht, a master of ekphrasis, would include descriptions of visual art
- Virgil's ekphrases tend to highlight suffering or mourning figures
Variant Forms:
- ecphrasis
