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QuizMultiple Choice

Pronoun Agreement and Reference — Cumulative exam

Question 17 • GA-Literature and Composition III A

What is synecdoche?

Answer
A
a question asked without expecting an answer
B
the use of part of something to represent the whole
C
the use of parallel grammatical structure to contrast ideas
D
the use of a term to refer to something with which it is associated

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. Therefore, the correct choice is “the use of part of something to represent the whole.”

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