prosopopoeia in Portuguese
prosopopoeia in Portuguese is prosopopéia — prosopopoeia means a way of speaking that gives human qualities to a thing or an absent person.
prosopopoeia in Portuguese
prosopopéia
(rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.
What does "prosopopoeia" mean?
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noun A way of speaking that gives human qualities to a thing or an absent person.
"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."
- noun Giving human form or qualities to an idea.
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- 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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What is "prosopopoeia" in Portuguese?
"prosopopoeia" in Portuguese is prosopopéia. prosopopoeia means: A way of speaking that gives human qualities to a thing or an absent person.
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