Prosopopoeia(noun)

A rhetorical device in which an abstract concept, inanimate object, or absent/imaginary person is given a voice or made to speak. (???????/????????? ?? ????? ??? ??????)
Synonyms: Personification, Apostrophe (rhetoric), Impersonation, Anthropomorphism
Antonyms: Literalism, Realism, Objectification, Antiprosopopoeia
Example: In the speech,
Trick to remember: Yaad rakho—Prosopopoeia = “person bol paya”; jab abstract ya non-living cheez ko bolna/awaaz de do.
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