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prosopopoeiaenUK
pro·so·po·pe·ia also pro·so·po·poe·ia P0608400 (prə-sō′pə-pē′ə)n.1. A figure of speech in which an absent or imaginary person is represented as speaking.2. See personification.
[Latin prosōpopoeia, from Greek prosōpopoiiā : prosōpon, face, mask, dramatic character (pros-, pros- + ōps, ōp-, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots) + poiein, to make; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]prosopopoeia (ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə) or prosopopeian1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) rhetoric another word for personification2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a figure of speech that represents an imaginary, absent, or dead person speaking or acting[C16: via Latin from Greek prosōpopoiia dramatization, from prosōpon face + poiein to make] ˌprosopoˈpoeial, ˌprosopoˈpeial adjpro•so•po•poe•ia (proʊˌsoʊ pəˈpi ə)
n., pl. -poe•ias. 1. personification, as of inanimate things. 2. a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting. [1555–65; < Latin prosōpopoeia < Greek prosōpopoiía=prósōpo(n) face, person + poi(eîn) to make + -ia -ia] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prosopopoeia - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creaturepersonificationfigure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |
prosopopeia also prosopopoeia
nounRhetoric. A physical entity typifying an abstraction:embodiment, exteriorization, externalization, incarnation, manifestation, materialization, objectification, personalization, personification, substantiation, type.Translations
prosopopoeiaenUK
Related to prosopopoeia: prosopagnosia, prosopopeiaSynonyms for prosopopoeianoun representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creatureSynonymsRelated Words- figure of speech
- trope
- image
- figure
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