18
QuizMultiple Choice

Macbeth, Part 3: Rhetorical Devices

Question 18 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

What is synecdoche?

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

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, saying “all hands on deck” uses “hands” to mean sailors. Choice A describes this use of a part to represent the whole.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.