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Macbeth, Part 3: Rhetorical Devices — Quiz

Question 10 • English 2

What is synecdoche?

Answer
A
a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole
B
when a speaker says the opposite of what they mean
C
the use of a single word to modify different terms in different senses
D
the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words

Explanation

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole, or sometimes the whole stands for a part. For example, “all hands on deck” uses “hands” to mean sailors. Choice A gives the definition; the other choices describe irony, syllepsis, and antithesis.

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