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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 ears, heart, and head do not refer to severed body parts, but whole people. | ||
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Revision as of 21:33, May 5, 2009
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.