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Impersonation or Personification is "an imitation of the ethos [character] of a person chosen to be portrayed." It is comparable to the modern "dramatic monologue." Like the encomium, the subject could be an historical, legendary, or fictitious character. Unlike any exercise so far, as an "imitation" the impersonation was dramatic in form, employing dialogue. Directions for Composition
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