Ekphrasis

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary device
rhetorical device
gptkbp:describes visual work of art
gptkbp:etymology Greek ἐκφράζω (ekphrazō), meaning 'to describe out'
gptkbp:function vividly describe a scene or artwork
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ekphrasis
gptkbp:notableExample Homer's description of Achilles' shield in the Iliad
John Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Greek_language
gptkbp:relatedTo art criticism
literary criticism
art history
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:poetry
prose
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aeneid_Book_6
gptkb:Fotis_Kontoglou
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7