Classification is a
figure of speech
A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use in order to produce a rhetorical effect. Figures of speech are traditionally classified into '' schemes,'' which vary the ordinary ...
linking a
proper noun
A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (''Africa'', ''Jupiter'', '' Sarah'', ''Microsoft)'' as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (''continent, ...
to a
common noun using ''the'' or other articles.
[Robert E. Owens, "Language Development", 7th Edition, Content Technologies (2012).]
Example
* "Finland, the land of a thousand lakes."
* "Japan, the land of the rising sun."
References
Figures of speech
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