Which line from the poem "To the Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window" illustrates apostrophe?

"I'll not be patient! I will not lie still!"

"My eyes may follow but my feet are held."

"The despot of our days and lord of dust"

"Oh, have you no rebellion in your bones?"

Apostrophe: directly addressing a person or thing that cannot respond

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Quinn Patton

English

5 February, 05:58

Which line from the poem "To the Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window" illustrates apostrophe?

"I'll not be patient! I will not lie still!"

"My eyes may follow but my feet are held."

"The despot of our days and lord of dust"

"Oh, have you no rebellion in your bones?"

Apostrophe: directly addressing a person or thing that cannot respond

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Aussie · Answer 1

The line from the poem "To the Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window" that illustrates apostrophe, or directly addressing a person or thing that cannot respond, is the third line:

"The despot of our days and lord of dust."