When the Dogs Bite: Haiga - WOTD

Tuesday 21 October 2008

Haiga - WOTD - synecdoche

synecdoche \si-NEK-duh-kee\, noun:
a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or whole for a part or general for the special or vice versa

The spatter of blood
a synecdoche for off-
camera violence

5 comments:

spacedlaw said...: Well done (once more). I saw that word and thought "now THAT's a challenge".; 21 October 2008 at 20:34
Rachel Green said...: Isn't that part of the fun ;); 21 October 2008 at 20:51
spacedlaw said...: Absolutely...; 21 October 2008 at 21:29
Unknown said...: (Google Reader really does make all this much simpler.)

Love this one, Rachel.; 22 October 2008 at 00:39
Rachel Green said...: I love google reader :)

Thank you.; 22 October 2008 at 07:59