Stylistic Devices – Synecdoche
Language Guide German + Dictionary for iPhone and iPod-Touch (made by ego4u)
using a part instead of the whole or vice versa
Synechdoche is some kind of generalization or specification that uses a part, a member or a characteristic of what is meant. The following possibilities are common:
Part used instead of the whole
Example:
* Turning our long boat round […] on the last morning required all hands on deck … (hands = people) (4)
Whole used instead of a part
Example:
* Troops halt the drivers (troops = soldiers) (3)
Specific term used instead of a general one:
Example:
* Kashmir is their Maui, Aspen, and Palm Springs all rolled into one. (3) (siehe Anmerkung)
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Synecdoche
Stylistic Devices – Synecdoche
Language Guide German + Dictionary for iPhone and iPod-Touch (made by ego4u)
using a part instead of the whole or vice versa
Synechdoche is some kind of generalization or specification that uses a part, a member or a characteristic of what is meant. The following possibilities are common:
Part used instead of the whole
Example:
* Turning our long boat round […] on the last morning required all hands on deck … (hands = people) (4)
Whole used instead of a part
Example:
* Troops halt the drivers (troops = soldiers) (3)
Specific term used instead of a general one:
Example:
* Kashmir is their Maui, Aspen, and Palm Springs all rolled into one. (3) (siehe Anmerkung)
Language Guide German + Dictionary for iPhone and iPod-Touch (made by ego4u)
using a part instead of the whole or vice versa
Synechdoche is some kind of generalization or specification that uses a part, a member or a characteristic of what is meant. The following possibilities are common:
Part used instead of the whole
Example:
* Turning our long boat round […] on the last morning required all hands on deck … (hands = people) (4)
Whole used instead of a part
Example:
* Troops halt the drivers (troops = soldiers) (3)
Specific term used instead of a general one:
Example:
* Kashmir is their Maui, Aspen, and Palm Springs all rolled into one. (3) (siehe Anmerkung)
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