Prosopopoeia
Pronunciation : Pros`o*po*poe"ia
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings; also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and present. It includes personification, but is more extensive in its signification.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913