Explanation
A vivid, often self-contained verbal representation of a person, place, object, or experience. Makes perception visible as verbally guided reconstruction and shows how description simultaneously selects, orders, and interprets.
Example
Against the dark blue, a single golden line still holds the falling body within the image.
Counterexample
The picture is blue and shows a figure.
Distinction
Hypotyposis particularly vivifies a scene, event, or action; ekphrasis profiles an extended description whose classical scope is broader than the modern focus on artworks.
Effect on thought and perception
Makes perception visible as verbally guided reconstruction and shows how description simultaneously selects, orders, and interprets.
Resonance
An object or experience begins to resonate anew and differently in the medium of language.
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Ekphrasis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR10-0004. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR10-0004The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.