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Synecdoche A figure of speech by which a part is exchanged for the whole.

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1 Synecdoche A figure of speech by which a part is exchanged for the whole.

2 Examples The old captain yelled “all hands on deck!”
This meant for the rest of the crew to take their positions. The hands, represent the entire crewman. 2

3 Examples The first mate yelled to the crew “I see white sails on the horizon!” The white sails represent entire ships.

4 I have eight cellos

5 Examples The Rancher claimed five thousand heads of cattle on his land. The Rancher means that he has five thousand whole, live cows on his land.


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