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prosopopoeia

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12 lettersPronunciation /pɹəˌsəʊpəˈpiːə/Part of speech nounSorted aeiooooppprsStarts with PEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, “dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters”). By surface analysis, prosopo- + -poeia.

Used in a sentence

  • Prosopopœia a new person feigns, And to inanimates speech and actions deigns.
  • Hence the frequency and beauty of the prosopopoeia in poetry, where trees, mountains, and streams are personified, and the inanimate parts of nature acquire sentiment and passion.

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