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Eduncle posted an MCQ
October 16, 2019 • 22:00 pm 0 points
  • UGC NET
  • English

What is peculiar about the reference in the following to some poets names in the plural ?

It is a freezing, bleak day in January, and I am looking for poetry. I see a few Chaucers, a few Shakespeares, and a hardcover, three-dollar History of Modern Poetry published in 1987.

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    Eduncle Best Answer

    Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole. E.g. “Many faces I have seen in this world”. Faces is meant for people not only faces.

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