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=== In Literature ===
=== In Literature ===
==== William Shakespeare's ''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar'' ====
==== William Shakespeare's ''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar'' ====
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."<ref name=Ref1/> are the opening words of Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. The "parts of a whole" connection comes from the ears that are part of the whole human body. Antony does not plea for his countrymen's physical ears; rather, he requires what they represent: their attention and their minds.
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."<ref name=Ref2/> are the opening words of Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. The "parts of a whole" connection comes from the ears that are part of the whole human body. Antony does not plea for his countrymen's physical ears; rather, he requires what they represent: their attention and their minds.


== Alongside Metonymy ==
== Alongside Metonymy ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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1. <ref name=Ref1>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar'']
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2. <ref name=Ref2>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar'']

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Definition with language of origin and meaning

Examples

In Popular Culture and Society

Example of Pop Culture/Society 1

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Mouths to feed for people to feed

Example of Pop Culture/Society 2

In Literature

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."[1] are the opening words of Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. The "parts of a whole" connection comes from the ears that are part of the whole human body. Antony does not plea for his countrymen's physical ears; rather, he requires what they represent: their attention and their minds.

Alongside Metonymy

Synecdoche and Metonymy are similar, but different. BUILD OFF OF THIS

Differences

Similarities

"Every metonymy is a synecdoche, but not every synecdoche is a metonymy. This rule is true because a metonymy must not only be a part of the root word, making a synecdoche, but also be a unique attribute of or associated with the root word" (Modugno)

Notes

References

<references> 1. 2. <ref name=Ref2>Julius Caesar

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