Friday, February 22, 2013

Synecdoche

Synechdoche: A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole thing.

Example:
" I lit out."
( Adventurs of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Pg.1)

This example is a synecdoche because it could mean that he cought on fire. But it's real meaning in the book is "I left."

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