Pronunciation: hy-po-ty-po'-sis
Synonym for enargia. Lively description of an action, event, person, condition, passion, etc. used for creating the illusion of reality.
from Gk. hypotypoein, "to sketch" (typos = "impression, form") Also sp. hypotiposis demonstratio, evidentia, adumbratio, representatio the counterfait representation, word-picture