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=== In Literature === | === In Literature === | ||
==== William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'' ==== | ==== 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. | "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 ==== | ==== Example of Literature 2 ==== | ||