Apostrophe: A poetic device used to address absent or imaginary people or objects.
Example:
God’s
World (excerpt)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
(1892)
O WORLD, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Thy
winds, thy wide grey skies!
Thy
mists that roll and rise!
Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag
And all but cry with color!
Aubade: A poem or song about lovers separating at dawn
Example:
Richard Wilbur (1968) -- an excerpt
Of
time, by woman's reckoning,
You've
saved, and so may spend on this,
You
who had rather lie in bed and kiss
Than
anything.
It's
almost noon, you say? If so,
Time
flies, and I need not rehearse
The
rosebuds-theme of centuries of verse.
If
you mustgo,
Wait
for a while, then slip downstairs
And
bring us up some chilled white wine,
And
some blue cheese, and crackers, and some fine
Ruddy-skinned
pears.
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