Which poetic device involves a direct address to an absent person, an object, or an abstract quality?
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Correct answer: Apostrophe
Elizabethan poets frequently used apostrophe, such as Sidney's address to the moon in 'Astrophil and Stella' or the address to 'Sleep' to personify and engage with non-human elements.
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