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What is an example of an apsotrophe?

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The term is derived from a Greek word meaning "a turning away," and this sense is maintained when a narrative or dramatic thread is broken in order to digress by speaking directly to someone not there, e.g., "Envy, be silent and attend!" ÑAlexander Pope, "On a Certain Lady at Court." ...

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