Question

Which of the following lines is an example of the poet's use of apostrophe?
A. “If I were a dead leaf thou mightest bear;If I were a swift cloud to fly with thee;”
B. “The wingèd seeds, where they lie cold and low,Each like a corpse within its grave”
C. “O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being”
D. “Drive my dead thoughts over the universeLike withered leaves to quicken a new birth…”

Answer 1

Answer: C. “O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being”

Explanation:

Oxford's definition apostrophe is, of an a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession. Which is used to express Autumn's ownership of herself.

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