Synecdoche vs Symbolism - What's the difference?
synecdoche | symbolism |
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole.
* 2002 , (Christopher Hitchens), "Martin Amis: Lightness at Midnight", The Atlantic , Sep 2002:
(rhetoric) The use of this figure of speech; synecdochy.
Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
(obsolete) A combining together of parts or ingredients.
As nouns the difference between synecdoche and symbolism
is that synecdoche is a figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole while symbolism is representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.synecdoche
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(wikipedia synecdoche)Alternative forms
* syndoche, synechdocheNoun
(en noun)- "Holocaust" can become a tired syndecdoche for war crimes in general.