WORD OF THE DAY: Word of the Day

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Word of the Day

Synecdoche. A literary figure of speech giving part/whole/whole/part analogy. Example from grammar.com "And the Stratocaster guitars slung over Burgermeister beer guts, and the swizzle stick legsjackknifed over Naugahyde stools and the witch hazel spread out over the linoleum floors,the pedal... Sign in to see full entry.

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