Synecdoche Quiz 1 (17 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

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1. Which is an example of a synecdoche?

2. What is a synecdoche?

3. When someone tells you to "Just keep swimming, " they are saying _____

4. Which is NOT example of a synecdoche?

5. Is this example synecdoche or metonymy:"Yo check out my new wheels man"

6. In the following sentence, what word is an example of synecdoche? 'Joan saved up five thousand dollars to get some new wheels.'

7. If I said, "I could really use another hand, " I mean _____

8. What is one reason that an author might use synecdoche in literature?

9. When a Sargent says, "I need all boots on the ground." He is referring to his _____

10. When I tell you that I need your eyes and ears, I mean _____

11. Synecdoche is defined as _____

12. Is this example synecdoche or metonymy:"All hands on deck"

13. Which is NOT an example of a synecdoche?

14. How do you pronounce synecdoche?

15. What is the definition of synecdoche?

16. In the following sentence, what word is an example of synecdoche? 'Dan loves to take his boat out on the waves.'

17. When a pilot says, "Wheels up in 20, " to the flight attendant, he is referencing to the _____