rhetography means the evocation of imagery in a text narrative. It carries an Arena rating of 1396, earned across 38 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rhetography ranks #1,676 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,524 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #4,926 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #5,223 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “rhetography” is a great word
RHETOGRAPHY — [Noun] The textual features that evoke vivid mental pictures or imagery for persuasive effect. From the combining form of rhetoric, referring to persuasive communication, and the suffix -graphy, from Greek -graphia ("writing" or "representation"). Coined in the late 20th century by biblical scholar Vernon K. Robbins. Unlike ekphrasis, which is a formal set-piece describing an artwork, or imagery, the broad inventory of descriptive language, rhetography is the strategic craft of pictorial evocation woven into an argument. It is the glint of sunlight on Goliath’s helmet, the palpable grit of desert dust in a parable, or the scent of rain on dry earth in a sermon—the quiet architecture of a world built not just to be seen, but to be believed.
Etymology
From rheto(ric) + -graphy.
noun
- The evocation of imagery in a text narrative.
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