Words: prosopopoeia [MW]

Main Entry: pro·so·po·poe·ia
Pronunciation: pr&-"sO-p&-'pE-&, "prä-s&-p&-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek prosOpopoiia, from prosOpon mask, person (from pros- + Ops face) + poiein to make
1 : a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting
2 : PERSONIFICATION