Synecdoche

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa. Here are five examples:

"All hands on deck."

• Here, "hands" refers to the entire crew or people on the ship, not just their hands.

"The White House issued a statement."

• In this example, "the White House" is used to refer to the President or the administration.

"The city mourned the loss of a great artist."

• "The city" represents the people within the city who mourned the loss.

"Give me a hand with these groceries."

• "Hand" is used to refer to help or assistance.

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

• Here, "pen" refers to writing and "sword" to military force, representing the power of language over violence.