ekphrastic

American  

[ek-fras-tik] / ɛkˈfræs tɪk /

adjective

1. using, relating to, or characteristic of ekphrasis, a literary device in which a work of art is described or interpreted.

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Other Word Forms

• ekphrastically adverb
• non-ekphrastic adjective

Example Sentences

Then, he took a more ekphrastic turn.

From Los Angeles Times

Word soup congealed into a list of lit-adjacent SEO topics, like “banned books” and “ekphrastic poetry.”

From Slate

“Sovereign Silence, or the City” is a haunting ekphrastic poem based on Vincent Valdez’s ominous painting “The City I.”

From New York Times

His verse about paintings, known as ekphrastic poetry, redefined the genre.

From Los Angeles Times

Herrera shines in the details, whether his ekphrastic reading of the scant photographic records or his accounting of the instructions the inspector did not receive from the judge.

From Washington Post