Synechdoche is a figure of speech and wiki doesnt seem to have examples..can you help me out.
Just give me "normal" sentences.please.
2006-06-22 01:20:49 · 4 answers · asked by mrpopcorn 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
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Well... since I had never even heard of a synechdoche, I had to see what the meaning of it was. I found this:
Synecdoche, figurative locution whereby the part is made to stand for the whole, the whole for a part, the species for the genus, and vice versa. Thus, in the phrase “50 head of cattle,””head” is used to mean whole animals, and in the sentence “The president's administration contained the best brains in the country,””brains” is used for intellectually brilliant persons.
I hope someone else will be able to give you some sentences... I can't think of any that would make sense.
2006-06-22 03:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's easy, it's just a sentence in which you refer to something by describing one of its parts,or a feature of one its parts. I'll give one example, because I'm lazy.
A gunman sticking up someone might say:
How would you like to feel this cold steel against your back.
"steel", in this case, refers to a part of the gun...
2006-06-22 01:30:41 · answer #2 · answered by absolut_sicilian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, it's spelled "synecdoche", does that help?
In this figure of speech, the part symbolizes the whole.
Examples:
She got a new set of wheels. (part of a car)
I counted heads. (part of a body)
He's chasing skirts. (woman's clothes)
2006-06-22 01:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is one
Tom just bought a fancy new set of wheels
2006-06-22 01:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by ashleyligon1967 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋