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readers who embraced the “new woman” and evolving gender roles
An apostrophe is when the poetic voice directly addresses someone or something that is not there. So, "to the dead" would be an apostrophe, because the poetic voice is speaking specifically to them, and the dead can't actually hear the voice or respond to it.
She does not like sweets.
Does she likes sweets?
He is going to study.
Is he going to study?
She is going to school.
Is he going to school?