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prosopopeia

pro·so·po·pe·ia [ pròssəpə p ə ] or pro·so·po·poe·ia [ pròssəpə p ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. figure of speech: a figure of speech that presents an imaginary or dead person as speaking

2. attribution of human qualities to objects: a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to objects or abstract notions

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek prosōpopoiia "representation in human form" < prosōpon "face, person" + poiein "make"]
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