ekphrastic
adj/ɛkˈfɹæstɪk/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἐκφραστικός (ekphrastikós).
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Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- He mentions Rilke, too, in passing, whose “Archaic Torso of Apollo” forms, along with “Grecian Urn” and Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts,” a triad of classic examples. These poems cast long ekphrastic shadows.2026 June 3, Elisa Gabbert, “How Poets Went From Describing Art to Personally Admiring It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: