Which of the following lines provides an example of a poetic apostrophe ?
Correct answer: C. "Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: / England hath need of thee."
- A. "She is a woman of beauty and wonder."
- B. "Death, that which feels nothing."
- C. "Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: / England hath need of thee."
- D. "I wandered lonely as a cloud."
Explanation
Apostrophe directly addresses an absent person, dead person, abstract idea, or object, as Wordsworth addresses Milton in the quoted line. The other examples do not contain this direct invocation.
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