Classification (literature)

Classification is a figure of speech linking a proper noun to a common noun using the or other articles.[1]

Example

  • "Finland, the land of a thousand lakes."
  • "Japan, the land of the rising sun."

References

  1. ↑ Robert E. Owens, "Language Development", 7th Edition, Content Technologies (2012).
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