1. addressing someone absent or dead, or a thing personified, as if present and able to hear
Usage: present participle of apostrophize; literary and rhetorical device
2. interrupting a narrative or discourse to address a person or thing directly
Usage: present participle of apostrophize; common in poetry and dramatic speech

Examples

• The poet was apostrophizing the moon, asking it to witness her sorrow.
• In the soliloquy, the character is apostrophizing death itself, demanding answers.
• By apostrophizing absent friends, the speaker created an emotional connection with the audience.
• The orator began apostrophizing the founding fathers as if they could hear her words.
• Shakespeare often employed apostrophizing to give his characters depth and passion.
• She stood at the grave, apostrophizing her lost love with heartfelt words.