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."
gollark: I mean, most of the gods in popular religions are terrible somehow.
gollark: Yes, the Christian god is also horribly unethical with the whole "hell" mess.
gollark: The superior species is obviously octopi.
gollark: This is yet another vaguely ridiculous assumption.
gollark: Why would god send humans and not just write "HEY, I AM GOD" in giant letters of fire in the sky?

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