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hypotyposis

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Hy`po`ty`po´sis
n.1.(Rhet.) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events.
hypotyposis
the use of colorful description or word-picturing.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices


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[85] Twenty five lines later, in an apparent digression, Ronsard elaborately depicts Automne's "nourrice" (nurse) spinning, and the eight verses of this hypotyposis offer a skilled imitation of Catullus's description of the Parcae at their work.
Intertextual Labyrinths: Ariadne's Lament in Montaigne's "Sur des ... by WIESMANN, MARC-ANDRE / Renaissance Quarterly
Largely derived from rhetorical theory (probably from Melanchthon, via Lucas Lossius), terms such as hypallage, hypotyposis, parrhesia, pathopoeia, and syncope are used to describe musical procedures, not always in a way one would expect from the rhetorical analogue (indeed, in some cases Burmeister even changed his mind between treatises).
Musical Poetics by Blackburn, Bonnie J. / Renaissance Quarterly
Jodelle's description is remarkably detailed, but it does not really rely on the power of enargeia or hypotyposis.
From mascarade to tragedy: the rhetoric of Apologia in Jodelle's ... by Cornilliat, Francois / Renaissance Quarterly
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