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2. Apostrophe (figure of speech) - Wikipedia

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   An apostrophe is an exclamatory figure of speech. [1] It occurs when a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes absent from the scene. Often the addressee is a personified abstract quality or inanimate object.

3. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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   A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). [1] [2] In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of

4. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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   Apostrophe – a figure of speech consisting of a sudden turn in a text towards an exclamatory address to an imaginary person or a thing. Arete – virtue, excellence of character, qualities that would be inherent in a "natural leader", a component of ethos .

5. Stylistic device - Wikipedia

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   Example: The phrase "The king's guns were aimed at the enemy," using 'guns' to represent infantry. Example: The word 'crown' may be used metonymically to refer to the king or queen, and at times to the law of the land.

6. English possessive - Wikipedia

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   The possessive form of an English noun, or more generally a noun phrase, is made by suffixing a morpheme which is represented orthographically as ' s (the letter s preceded by an apostrophe), and is pronounced in the same way as the regular English plural ending (e)s: namely, as / ɪ z / when following a sibilant sound (/ s /, / z /, / ʃ /, / ʒ /, / tʃ / or / dʒ /), as / s / when following ...

7. Ivanka Trump has blunt 3-word response when asked why she won ...

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   Ivanka Trump has zero plans of returning the White House to help her father run the country during his second administration, bluntly declaring: “I hate politics.” President-elect Donald Trump ...

8. Talk:Apostrophe (figure of speech) - Wikipedia

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   But it's almost too delightful for words to be having a discussion about Apostrophe (punctuation) on the Apostrophe (figure of speech) article. Sgt Pinback 20:51, 27 August 2006 (UTC) Isnt this part of Rhetoric instead of figure of speech —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.217.35.83 00:36, 3 October 2008 (UTC) How is

9. Federal response to mysterious drone sightings draws ...

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   Lawmakers from across the political spectrum on Sunday criticized the federal government’s response to mysterious drone sightings in the Northeast, as officials emphasize there is no evidence of ...