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Ekphrasis poem

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poem that vividly describes, responds to, or reimagines a visual work of art, bridging visual and verbal media.

Detailed Definition
Ekphrasis poem is a lyrical or narrative work that vividly describes or responds to a visual artwork—painting, sculpture, photograph—using poetic language to interpret, animate, or converse with the silent image, often exploring the limits of representation across media.
Example
Example in poetry:
Ekphrasis poem: Keats’s "Ode on a Grecian Urn," which meditates on scenes depicted on an ancient urn, exemplifies ekphrasis by giving voice to silent art.
Additional Notes
Ekphrasis poem takes ekphrasis as its central mode, using description of art to explore themes like time, mortality, or perception; it may imagine the artwork’s backstory or address its creator/viewer directly.
Also Known As
Art description poem Visual arts verse Gallery poem Picture poetry
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