Synecdoche
Definition with language of origin and meaning
Examples
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..."[1] are the starting words of Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. Simply put, Antony asks those he addresses to listen to what he has to say. Ears are part of the whole human body. However, Antony does not require his countrymen's physical ears; rather, he requires what they represent: their attention.
Example of Literature 2
Alongside Metonymy
Synecdoche and Metonymy are similar, but different.
Differences
Similarities
Notes
1. http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/
References
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