Synecdoche

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Definition with language of origin and meaning

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In Popular Culture and Society

Example of Pop Culture/Society 1

Example of Pop Culture/Society 2

In Literature

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..." starts Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. This is an example of synecdoche because Anthony asks for a part of the whole - a human's ear - while, in fact, calls for the entire human to listen to what he has to say.

Example of Literature 2

Alongside Metonymy

Synecdoche and Metonymy are similar, but different.

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