The speaker addresses death, an abstract idea, as if it were present and could respond. Directly addressing an absent person or abstraction in this way is the figure of speech called apostrophe.
Select the Figure of Speech in the following sentence from options given below:
O death! Where is thy sting?
Held on 20 Aug 2022 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Epigram
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
Irony
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