Synecdoche

Definition with language of origin and meaning

Examples

In Popular Culture and Society

Example of Pop Culture/Society 1

Set of Wheels for a car

Mouths to feed for people to feed

In Literature

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..." are the opening words of Mark Antony's famous speech during Act III, scene ii of the play. The "parts of a whole" connection to synecdoche is with 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

Similarities

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

References

<references> 1. <ref name=Ref1>Julius Caesar