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An ekphrasis poem is a form of poetry concerning itself with the visual arts, artistic objects, and/or highly visual scenes, but there is more to ekphrasis. What is ekphrasis in poetry (complete definition)?
word U S P IX monet
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XLII hughesPainter Arthur Hughes
in pre-raphaelite who' who's
'April Love'* a reverse ecphrasis
depicting a love affair in crisis...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Still Life with Table Lamp, LichtensteinSometimes the information just stops
It's all squared off, but it feels too little
Perhaps we can't trust what we see
Maybe everything is between the lines
All I need for this image is stored already
I've read that paper...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Roots and Dandelion Dreams: A Mother's HeartRoots and Dandelion Dreams: A Mother's Heart
- Daniel Henry Rodgers
At dawn's first blush,
milkweed pods,
burst with a sigh,
A feathery shower of,
silk sending secrets...
on the wind's soft cry.
Yesterday,
a crown of fragile pink,...
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Categories:
heart, love, mothers day,
Form: Ekphrasis
word U S P VIII matisse
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XLI munch once moreRomantically symbolic for sure
Munch's metaphor takes the floor
here in the Dance of Life*
so many are especially rife...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
word U S P VII vermeer
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XL munch againViolinist Eva Mudocci
appears in the 'Brooch'* as you can see
One of many of his models
perhaps they were cuddled as well...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XXXIX munchThe 'Voice-Summer night'*
Edvard Munch first love at sight
Milly ever on his mind
a dalliance of the romantic kind...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
BM VI ecphrasis piano
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music,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XXXVII osbertSymbolist Alphonse Osbert
painted with post-impressionist flair
in his 'Evening antiquity' *
his poetic visuals were set free.
...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
BM V ecphrasis piano
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XXXVI denisTheorist Murice Denis
ounder of the 'Nablis'
In his ' Muses of the Secret Wood *pieces
he put into pratice his art thesis...
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art,
Form: Ekphrasis
BM IV ecphrasis piano
Categories:
music,
Form: Ekphrasis
CLERIHEW ecphrasis XXXV munchEdvard Munch's work often neurotic
His 'Madonna'* is much more specific
A typical recurring theme
the artist's extrovert dream...
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Categories:
art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Specific Types of Ekphrasis Poems
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Definition | What is Ekphrasis in Poetry?