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dead-end fix (my worst fix yet); can anyone put in a "see also"?
When only a portion of something is used to denote the whole thing. "Lend me your ears", "I left my heart in Texas", and "Tickets are $10 a head" are all syndecdoches. The ears, heart, and head do not refer to severed body parts, but whole people.
When only a portion of something is used to denote the whole thing. "Lend me your ears", "I left my heart in Texas", and "Tickets are $10 a head" are all '''syndecdoches'''. The [[ear]]s, [[heart]], and [[head]] do not refer to severed body parts, but whole people.
[[Category:Literary Devices]]
[[Category:Literary Devices]]