Explanation
A figure that makes absent people, the dead, abstractions, or inanimate things speak as persons. It gives the voiceless a voice and shifts responsibility into a staged person.
Example
History itself warns us: do not forget.
Counterexample
Merely mentioning “Prosopopoeia” without the described function is not a sufficient example.
Distinction
Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.
Effect on thought and perception
It gives the voiceless a voice and shifts responsibility into a staged person.
Resonance
In the atlas, Prosopopoeia forms a node joined by 2 previously unresolved reference lines.
Etymology
Technical core term; individual etymological review pending
Provenance
Unresolved relation network → second core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 239
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Prosopopoeia“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-239-045. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-239-045The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.