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Apostrophes and Ellipses
The apostrophe is used to indicate that one or more letters have been omitted. An ellipsis is a series of marks, like the three periods, which is used to indicate an unfinished thought or a pause in speech.
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Is the song Memory from Cats an example of rhetorical apostrophe?
I think it could be read at places both ways, a personification and just a regular noun. Overall, though, I do not think it uses rhetorical apostrophe, which means, "Apostrophe, a rhetorical device by which a speaker turns from the audience as a whole to address a single person or thing." Instead, Streisand draws the audience into the song to recall their own memories, especially the fleeting memories of living.
Here are the lyrics with some comments:
Midnight
Barbra Streisand
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory (here, the moon is personified as having a memory)
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory, all alone in the moonlight (here, it COULD be read as "Memory is" or "Memory's, all alone in the moonlight." However, Streisand could then have just said Memory's for Memory is...)
I can dream of the old days (Here, referring to herself means it is her memory.)
Life was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was (Again, "I remember" contains no personification.)
Let the memory live again (Let THE memory-- again, it does not sound like memory is an entity.)
Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters
Soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life and
I mustn't give in (Here, a contraction or apostrophe of omission is used.)
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too ("A" memory-- no personification here.)
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale court smell of morning
A street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me,
It is so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory (THE memory-- again, it does not sound like memory is an entity.)
Of my days in the sun
If you'll touch me,
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun...
A possible revision to make it a more rhetorical apostrophe might be:
Memory, will you continually leave me
Will you make today, as if it had never been
When you leave me, my past thins at dusk
Making me search for you, all over again--
Can you return a car you financed for four years after just two years?
You can't just return a vehicle you can trade it in on another vehicle. If this is a lease you will have to pay early termination fees if you try to do this.
When do you use apostrophe after doctors?
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What happened to the staff of WMXH AM 750?
To the question about WMXH AM:
WMXH, AM 750, Olyphant, PA left the airwaves in September 1998 leaving many people upset that they lost a friend. As to the staff of the former WMXH AM:
Carmen Nardone, General Manager/Owner
Wilkes-Barre, PA
owns Nardone Meida Services
employed at WITK AM 1550, owned by Wilkins Communications.
David Seliga, Station Manager
Wilkes-Barre Township, PA
Owner of Seliga Enterprises
Stephanie Stogoski , on air and sales
Glen Lyon, PA
working at the Bureau of the Aging, Wilkes-Barre
Joe Tutka, "Pan Josek", the Polka King
Scranton, PA
retired
Scott Sanfilippo "Jay Scott", the Polka Kid
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Business owner
For more information or contact:
carmennardone@yahoo.com
What impact did Diocletian and Constantine have during the late 200's AD and early 300's AD?
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Who is the actress that plays the girlfriend in that Beck's Beer ad with the dog?
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Which one is right What is your father's name or What is your father name?
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Should there be an apostrophe when you write the decade eg the 1930s?
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Why doesnt drivers license need an apostrophe?
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Can you play a word with an apostrophe in scrabble?
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What is the difference between the 5 speed and 6 speed Celica gt-s?
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Why would your car rumble at idle?
Bad gas.
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What year was a marlin 35 cal 336 RC AD33337?
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When is car show at fountain walk in Novi Michigan?
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Is your duckling a boy or girl?
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If you have 16 CD's and only 5 shelves how can you fit your CD's 3 or fewer to a shelf?
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