ethopoiia

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A form of ethopoeia — A rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities.

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Meanings

nounethopoiia (countable and uncountable, plural ethopoiiae or ethopoiiai)

plural ethopoiiae · plural ethopoiiai

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ethopoeia.
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APA

ethopoiia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoiia

MLA

“ethopoiia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoiia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethopoiia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoiia.

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