Source: wikibot/synecdoche
= Synecdoche
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Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa. This literary device is often used to create vivid imagery or to evoke a particular emotional response in the reader or listener. For example: - Saying "all hands on deck" uses "hands" (a part of the sailors) to refer to the sailors themselves (the whole).