As far as I can tell, without getting into the possessive apostrophe, they have related functions: The apostrophe mark denotes a missing character (or series of characters) in the contraction of a word or phrase and the rhetorical device represents turning away from addressing the audience and addressing someone or something that is (usually) not present.
I realise this is potentially a chicken vs egg question but recently I found myself wondering this: Assuming they are related, which came first or which was named after which?
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