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Ekphrasis

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EKPHRASIS

DESCRIBING A WORK OF ART THROUGH WRITING
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EKPHRASIS

  • Commonly found in poems/prose
  • Comes from greek origin
  • Describes a painting or any art
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ODE ON A GRECIAN URN

BY JOHN KEATS

"MARBLE MEN AND MAIDENS OVERWROUGHT

  • with forest branches and the trodden weed"
  • By John Keats
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"STUNNED, EYES CLOSED, MOUTH OPEN

RAW HOT WIND BLOWING SAND"

THAT EXAMPLE WAS FROM

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GIRL BY SHARON OLDS
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VIDEO

TO WATCH-CLICK ON NOTES AND CLICK ON THE LINK
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SO WHAT

THIS CREATES IMAGERY AND DETAIL IN THE READERS MIND
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IT ALSO

  • Creates a connection between life and art
  • Interprets a work of art
  • Enriches a work of literature

ACTIVITY

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