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Synecdoche A figure of speech by which a part is exchanged for the whole.
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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
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Examples The first mate yelled to the crew “I see white sails on the horizon!” The white sails represent entire ships.
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I have eight cellos
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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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