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It is related to Personification , although in apostrophe, objects or abstractions are implied to have certain human qualities (such as understanding) by the very fact that the speaker is addressing them as he would a person in his presence.

Apostrophe is often used to convey extreme emotion, as in Claudius's impassioned speech in '' Hamlet ''.


EXAMPLES

  • "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" 1 Cor. 15:55

  • "O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! / Thou art the ruins of the noblest man / That ever lived in the tide of times." Shakespeare , '' Julius Caesar '', Act 3, Scene 1.

  • "To what green altar, O mysterious priest, / Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, / And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?" John Keats , " Ode On A Grecian Urn "

  • "O eloquent, just, and mighty Death!" Sir Walter Raleigh , '' A Historie Of The World ''

  • "Roll on thou dark and deep blue ocean." Lord Byron , " Childe Harold's Pilgrimage "

  • "Science! True daughter of Old Time thou art!" Edgar Allan Poe , " To Science ".

  • Common usage as an opposition speaker at a political convention: "And I say to you, Mr. President, we do not want our children to grow up in a world where...(etc.)"



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