prosopopeya

la prosopopeya(
proh
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soh
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poh
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peh
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yah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. prosopopoeia
El poeta recurre a menudo a la metáfora y la prosopopeya.The poet often resorts to metaphor and prosopopoeia.
b. personification
"La vida le sonreía" es un ejemplo de prosopopeya."Life was smiling at him" is an example of personification.
a. pomposity
La prosopopeya del lenguaje jurídico dificulta a menudo la comprensión de cosas de otro modo sencillas.The pomposity of legal language often makes it difficult to understand things that are otherwise not complex at all.
b. ceremoniousness
Nada podrá nunca igualar la prosopopeya de los actos públicos durante su dictadura.Nothing will ever equal the ceremoniousness of public acts during his dictatorship.
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