/ Dictionary / Index P prosopopoeia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•so•po•poe•ia Pronunciation: (prō-sō"pu-pē'u), [key] — n. Rhet. personification, as of inanimate things. a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: prosopopoeia (Thesaurus) prosoma prosopyle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language