Prosopopoeia
31prosopopeia — pro·so·po·pe·ia also pro·so·po·poe·ia (prə sō pə pēʹə) 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 …
32okʷ- — To see. Oldest form *ə₃ekʷ , colored to *ə₃okʷ , zero grade *ə₃kʷ . Derivatives include eye, daisy, window, inoculate, and autopsy. 1. a. eye; daisy, from …
33Ode: Intimations of Immortality — For the musical work by Gerald Finzi, see Intimations of Immortality. Poem s title page from 1815 collection of Poems Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood (also known as Ode, Immortality Ode or Great Ode) is a… …
34prosopopea — pro·so·po·pè·a s.f. 1. TS ret. figura retorica per cui si fanno parlare persone assenti o decedute o si personificano cose inanimate o concetti astratti Sinonimi: personificazione. 2. CO fig., spreg., contegno ridicolmente sussiegoso e arrogante …
35figurative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by symbolism and imagery Nouns 1. figurativeness, figure of speech, figurative language, device; metaphor, conceit, euphuism; dead metaphor, mixed metaphor; way of speaking, colloquialism,… …
36prosopopeia — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also prosopopoeia noun Rhetoric. A physical entity typifying an abstraction: embodiment, exteriorization, externali zation, incarnation, manifestation, materialization, objectification, personalization, personification,… …
37Metaphor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Metaphor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 figure of speech figure of speech Sgm: N 1 facon de parler facon de parler =>(French) way of speaking colloquialism GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 phrase phrase &c. 566 Sgm: N 2 …
38prosopopea — /prozopo pɛa/ (non com. prosopopeia) s.f. [dal lat. prosopopoeia, gr. prosōpopoiía, der. di prosōpopoiéō personificare , comp. di prósōpon faccia, persona e poiéō fare ]. 1. (crit.) [figura retorica per cui si introducono a parlare persone… …
39Anthropomorphism — a form of personification (applying human or animal qualities to inanimate objects) and similar to prosopopoeia (adopting the persona of another person), is the attribution of human characteristics and qualities to non human beings, objects, or… …
40personification — a form of personification (applying human or animal qualities to inanimate objects) and similar to prosopopoeia (adopting the persona of another person), is the attribution of human characteristics and qualities to non human beings, objects, or… …
