Understanding Synecdoche & Metonymy
Explore the definitions, examples, and uses of synecdoche and metonymy, two literary devices that involve substituting a part for the whole. Learn how these concepts are applied with sentences showcasing portions, qualities, associations, and materials.
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Definition and Usage Definition: Using a portion, quality, or association of something to substitute for the whole of something Usage: Add color or life to a noun or its description As a metaphor would (because it s a type of metaphor)
Using a portion of something to represent an entire noun or class of nouns Farmer Jones has two hundred head of cattle and three hired hands. If I had some wheels, I'd put on my best threads and ask for Jane's hand in marriage. The army included two hundred horse and three hundred foot. But when will we put boots on the ground?
Using a quality of something to represent an entire noun or class of nouns Lt. Dan: I got to have those fast movers in here now. Over. Gump: Lieutenant Dan, Coleman's dead! Lt. Dan: I know he's dead! My whole goddamn platoon is wiped out! God damn it! What are you doing? You leave me here! Get away. Just leave me here! Get out! God, I said leave me here, God damn it! Headquarters: Leg Lima six, this is strong-arm. Be advised your fast movers are inbound. Over.
Using an association of something to represent an entire noun or class of nouns The White House issued a statement denying the allegations. The Pentagon bombed them back into the Stone Age. We killed us a lot of Reds. Capitol Hill was in an uproar following the statement by the White House. A couple of suits showed up at my door last night. Send a couple of squad cars over there.
Using a material of something to represent an entire noun or class of nouns Because she was tired of Steven tickling the ivories, she took out her revolver and filled him full of lead. Then a flatfoot showed up and asked witnesses about the skirt who had corpsified Steven. While Jack hits his woods better than Grace, Grace hits her irons better than Jack. Taste cold steel, do-gooder!
Sentences! Create one sentence from each of the different uses of synecdoche and metonymy (portion, quality, association, and material).
