Prosopopoeia
noun | /prosopopoeia/
A figure of speech in which an absent, dead, imaginary, or nonhuman person or object is represented as speaking.
Prosopopoeia
noun | /prosopopoeia/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDA figure of speech in which an absent, dead, imaginary, or nonhuman person or object is represented as speaking.
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"The poem uses prosopopoeia by allowing the dead king to address his descendants. Means: The poem makes the dead king speak to people who come after him."
"Through prosopopoeia, the river narrates the history of the valley. Means: The poem or story gives the river a human voice to tell the valley's history."
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Think of prosopopoeia as giving a persona or face a voice, even when it cannot really speak.
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