Ethopoeia

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities.

2.NounAn instance of this technique.

Synonyms

prosopopoeia eidolopoeia eidolopeia idolopoeia prosopopeia prosopopœia pathopoeia anthropopeia onomatopoeia hypotyposis characterismus anthropoeia

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