Question

Which example from the text of "To One in Paradise" illustrates the use of apostrophe? A. "No more—no more—no more—" B. "Ah, starry Hope! That didst arise" C. "And all the flowers were mine." D. "For, alas! Alas!"

Answer 1

Example B. illustrates the use of apostrophe. It is a figure of speech through which an absent or nonexistent person or object is mentioned as though present. In the poem " To One in Paradise" by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker addresses his love.