Examples Synecdoche

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1 examples

1.1 part referring whole (pars pro toto)
1.2 general class name denotes specific member of or associated class
1.3 specific class name referring general set of associated things
1.4 referring material or supposedly used make something
1.5 container refers contents





examples

part referring whole (pars pro toto)

referring people according single characteristic: gray beard representing older man or long hair representing hippie
referring large group of related peoples according proper name of 1 subgroup: eskimos instead of native alaskans; caucasians instead of europeans or whites
referring country particular part of country: using england refer united kingdom or holland netherlands
describing complete vehicle wheels
referring vehicle s manual transmission control handle ( stick shift or stick )
referring whole vehicle transmission control handle ( can drive stick? )
referring people particular body part. example, head count or counting noses
saying bubbly refer champagne or other sparkling wine
using arabian sands refer arabian deserts
using ivories refer piano (particularly in phrase tickling ivories, meaning play piano), pair of synecdoches: piano designated part, keys, historically made of ivory
he asked hand in marriage.
using boba refer drink, bubble tea

general class name denotes specific member of or associated class

using book or book bible ( bible comes greek word book )
describing four-wheel drive vehicle (including long-haul trailers, etc.) truck
in phrase, s people, word people denotes specific instance of people (a single person)
pill refers 28-pill packets of combined oral contraceptive pill, common birth control method

specific class name referring general set of associated things

john hancock used in united states, signature of person
a genericized trademark, example coke variety of cola (or variety of soft drink, in southern united states), band-aid variety of adhesive bandage, or styrofoam product made of expanded polystyrene
a rube goldberg (or heath robinson) contraption refer machine seems overly complicated or bizarrely constructed

referring material or supposedly used make something

brass brass instruments, or shell casings of bullet cartridges
cement concrete, cement being binder in concrete
glasses spectacles
armor tanks
paper journal article or newspaper
pigskin american or canadian football
plastic credit card
steel sword
strings string instruments
threads clothing
tin container made tin plating

container refers contents

barrel barrel of oil
keg keg of beer
drank cup, refer drinking of cup s contents
hit bottle, refer drinking (large quantities) of liquor






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