What Technique is this please help. (1 Viewer)

[Michaelmoo]

I'm sure I've come across this before, but I can't quite remember it.

Whats it called in poetry or other texts; where a small PART of an object represents the entire object. For example:

"I got my first set of wheels" - represents a car

"The Crown" - Represents The queen

"The red Blue and white" - represents the American flag/country.

Thanks in advance

 

[xFusion]

would that be symbolism?

 

[lychnobity]

"I got my first set of wheels" - represents a car

"The Crown" - Represents The queen

"The red Blue and white" - represents the American flag/country.

Thanks in advance

ie metonymy - using a part of something to represent the whole.

 

[diametric]

^^ the above is correct.

 

[Empyrean444]

It is "synecdoche" (a type of metonymy) - metonymy itself, as I see it, is just the substitution of one name for another which it suggests - the part/whole relationship is synecdoche specifically.

 

[lychnobity]

Metonymy Metonymy is a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it. In this way, we speak of the "silver screen" to mean motion pictures, "the crown" to stand for the king, "the White House" to stand for the activities of the president


Synecdoche Synecdoche is a kind of metaphor in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, as when a gossip is called a "wagging tongue," or when ten ships are called "ten sails." Sometimes, synecdoche refers to the whole being used to signify the part, as in the phrase "Boston won the baseball game." Clearly, the entire city of Boston did not participate in the game; the whole of Boston is being used to signify the individuals who played and won the game.

 

[Empyrean444]

Metonymy Metonymy is a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it. In this way, we speak of the "silver screen" to mean motion pictures, "the crown" to stand for the king, "the White House" to stand for the activities of the president


Synecdoche Synecdoche is a kind of metaphor in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, as when a gossip is called a "wagging tongue," or when ten ships are called "ten sails." Sometimes, synecdoche refers to the whole being used to signify the part, as in the phrase "Boston won the baseball game." Clearly, the entire city of Boston did not participate in the game; the whole of Boston is being used to signify the individuals who played and won the game.

Therefore the first is a synecdoche (as wheels are a specific part of the car and refer to the whole); the second is a normal metonymy (sorry should have specified that) and the third can be either (ie when the colours refer to the flag itself, it is synecdoche; when they refer to the country, it is a normal metonymy).

 

[possessionless]

Metonymy Metonymy is a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it. In this way, we speak of the "silver screen" to mean motion pictures, "the crown" to stand for the king, "the White House" to stand for the activities of the president


Synecdoche Synecdoche is a kind of metaphor in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, as when a gossip is called a "wagging tongue," or when ten ships are called "ten sails." Sometimes, synecdoche refers to the whole being used to signify the part, as in the phrase "Boston won the baseball game." Clearly, the entire city of Boston did not participate in the game; the whole of Boston is being used to signify the individuals who played and won the game.

ive never even heard of that :|