prosopopeia

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A form of prosopopoeia — An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.

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Meanings

nounprosopopeia (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of prosopopoeia.

    The mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing. The mute and brute creatures, as they seem to groan together with the faithful, {#Ro 8:21,22} so here, by a prosopopeia, they are brought in as congratulating and applauding their deliverance.

    1647, John Trapp, Commentary on the Book of Isaiah
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APA

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Chicago

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