All About Ekphrastic Poetry

The term originates from a Greek expression for description. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Literature All About Ekphrastic Poetry More than 2,000 years ago, epic poets used ekphrasis to help audiences visualize legendary battles. READ NOW READ THESE Fact or Fiction: Did Pocahontas Really Save Captain John Smith's Life? What Is an Isocolon? The Simple Way to Test the Freshness of Your Eggs (and Other Chemistry Life Hacks) You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005 © 2021 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.