Is "For Charles wingspanens" by Mary Hannat Foott considered an apostrophe? http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-charles-wingspanens/

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abstracthaven · Answer

your link does't work

anonymous · Answer

sorry, it's poemhunter.com. If you search for " For Charles wingspanens" I think you can find it

anonymous · Answer

its changing the words I'm typing... the author is Mary Hannay Foott and it's a poem with the famous author Charles D---- in the name

abstracthaven · Answer

did you mean" for charles wingspanens"  its the only one i can find

anonymous · Answer

yes

abstracthaven · Answer

it is an apostrophe bc the writer is referring to a dead person that cant answer back for themselves...  heres the definition of apostrophe A direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea.  ex: o romeo romeo wherefore art thou romeo?

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

abstracthaven · Answer

your welcome!