Read the excerpt below from act 2.4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. PORTIA:O constancy, be strong upon my side Which form of figurative language is used in this example?

Portia speaks directly to “constancy,” asking it to be strong on her side. Addressing an absent person or an abstract idea as if it could hear and respond is apostrophe, so the correct choice is apostrophe.

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