Apostrophe vs Personification - What's the difference?
apostrophe | personification |
(orthography) The text character , which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
As nouns the difference between apostrophe and personification
is that apostrophe is while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.apostrophe
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) apostrophe, or (etyl) apostrophus, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* *Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* greengrocer's apostropheUsage notes
In English, the apostrophe is used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers.See also
* (wikipedia)Etymology 2
From (etyl) apostrophe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* apostrophicallypersonification
English
(wikipedia personification)Noun
(en noun)- Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
- The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
- The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.