ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Apostrophe is a figure of speech that is used to address someone who is absent or already dead. It can also be used to address an abstract quality or idea, and even a non-living object.

Detailed explanation-2: -An apostrophe is a literary device in which the speaker addresses either an absent person or a non-human object, idea, or being and is commonly found in plays and poems.

Detailed explanation-3: -APOSTROPHE: calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.

Detailed explanation-4: -As a literary device, apostrophe refers to a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object, such as Yorick’s skull in Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -I am – I’m: “I’m planning to write a book someday.” You are – You’re: “You’re going to have a lot of fun with your new puppy.” She is – She’s: “She’s always on time.” It is – It’s: “I can’t believe it’s snowing again.” Do not – Don’t: “I don’t like anchovies.” More items