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Apostrophe vs Personification - What's the difference?

apostrophe | personification |

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

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (orthography) The text character , which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
    • Derived terms
    * greengrocer's apostrophe
    Related terms
    (punctuation)
    Usage 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)
  • (rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
    • Derived terms
    * apostrophically
    Related terms
    * catastrophe

    personification

    English

    (wikipedia personification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
    • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
  • A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
    • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
  • An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
    • The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.