What does "ekphrastic" mean?
1 Answer
Oct 6, 2016
A literary description on a visual work of art.
Explanation:
It is an often dramatic, verbal description of a visual work of art, whether real or imagined.
According to the Poetry Foundation, "An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art"
It is usually considered to be a rhetorical device in which a medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and describing its essence and form, which in doing so, relate more directly to the audience.
