apostrophe
/əˈpɑstɹəˌfi/
addressing an absent person, abstract idea, or inanimate object
apostrophe in a sentence
“O Death, where is thy sting?”
Origin of apostrophe
Greek apostrophe (turning away), from apo- (away) + strephein (to turn)
Related Words
hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
metaphor
an implicit comparison stating one thing is another
simile
an explicit comparison using 'like' or 'as'
analogy
comparison explaining one thing in terms of another
synecdoche
using a part to represent the whole, or vice versa
metonymy
substituting something closely associated for the thing itself