Exaggerated Prosopopoeia

Antisocial · 12-11-2009, 09:46 PM

Prosopopoeia is the act of speaking as you're somebody else. It's a staple of theater and stand-up comedy, but people seem to do it all the time in a much smaller scale in everyday conversation when they relate to other people, parroting things they've said (as well as things they would say) while mimicking their manner of speech. It's often subject to horrible misquoting, blatant stereotyping, and overdramatic tones, which obviously sets this figure of speech apart from normal quoting.

Example: "So he was all like, 'I didn't do that; it was his fault!'"

People seem likely to deliver the quotation in a generally moronic-sounding tone when they disagree with the point despite the fact the person who said it projected a tone of self-assurance.

This is sometimes accompanied by the speaker's retort, which contrasts itself from the other person by their condescending inflection.

It's just something I've seen damn near everybody do, and I can't help but wonder why people skew the perspectives of others like this.

...On second thought, don't answer that.

MeowMan · 12-11-2009, 10:42 PM

*answers with quote that doesn't and will never exist*

Metal Mario · 12-11-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antisocial

Prosopopoeia is the act of speaking as you're somebody else. It's a staple of theater and stand-up comedy, but people seem to do it all the time in a much smaller scale in everyday conversation when they relate to other people, parroting things they've said (as well as things they would say) while mimicking their manner of speech. It's often subject to horrible misquoting, blatant stereotyping, and overdramatic tones, which obviously sets this figure of speech apart from normal quoting.

Example: "So he was all like, 'I didn't do that; it was his fault!'"

People seem likely to deliver the quotation in a generally moronic-sounding tone when they disagree with the point despite the fact the person who said it projected a tone of self-assurance.

This is sometimes accompanied by the speaker's retort, which contrasts itself from the other person by their condescending inflection.

It's just something I've seen damn near everybody do, and I can't help but wonder why people skew the perspectives of others like this.

...On second thought, don't answer that.

Eagle Eye · 12-12-2009, 02:33 AM

I do it all the time.

It's called catharsis, nothing really comes out of it, other than you feeling less like ****/annoyed

MeowMan · 12-12-2009, 01:16 PM

^^EGG. ZACH. TEA. LEE.

12-11-2009, 09:46 PM	#1
Antisocial Janitor Join Date: May 2000 Gender: Posts: 11,471 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1,296 Times in 536 Posts	Exaggerated Prosopopoeia Prosopopoeia is the act of speaking as you're somebody else. It's a staple of theater and stand-up comedy, but people seem to do it all the time in a much smaller scale in everyday conversation when they relate to other people, parroting things they've said (as well as things they would say) while mimicking their manner of speech. It's often subject to horrible misquoting, blatant stereotyping, and overdramatic tones, which obviously sets this figure of speech apart from normal quoting. Example: "So he was all like, 'I didn't do that; it was his fault!'" People seem likely to deliver the quotation in a generally moronic-sounding tone when they disagree with the point despite the fact the person who said it projected a tone of self-assurance. This is sometimes accompanied by the speaker's retort, which contrasts itself from the other person by their condescending inflection. It's just something I've seen damn near everybody do, and I can't help but wonder why people skew the perspectives of others like this. ...On second thought, don't answer that.

12-11-2009, 10:42 PM	#2
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	answers with quote that doesn't and will never exist

12-12-2009, 02:33 AM	#4
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	I do it all the time. It's called catharsis, nothing really comes out of it, other than you feeling less like ****/annoyed

12-12-2009, 01:16 PM	#5
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	^^EGG. ZACH. TEA. LEE.