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Synecdoche is a rhetorical trope and a kind of metonymy—a figure of speech using a term to denote one thing to refer to a related thing. [9] [10]Synecdoche (and thus metonymy) is distinct from metaphor, [11] although in the past, it was considered a sub-species of metaphor, intending metaphor as a type of conceptual substitution (as Quintilian does in Institutio oratoria Book VIII).
Pars pro toto (Latin for 'a part (taken) for the whole'; / ˌ p ɑːr z p r oʊ ˈ t oʊ t oʊ /; [1] Latin: [ˈpars proː ˈtoːtoː]), [2] is a figure of speech where the name of a portion of an object, place, or concept is used or taken to represent its entirety.
Synecdoche, New York (/ s ɪ ˈ n ɛ k d ə k i / sin-EK-də-kee) [3] is a 2008 American postmodern [4] psychological drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman in his directorial debut.
They found that poorer diets, which include high amounts of fast food and processed meat but low amounts of fruit and vegetabl es, may contribute to accelerated biological aging, even in young adults.
Grok (/ ˈ ɡ r ɒ k /) is a neologism coined by the American writer Robert A. Heinlein for his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land.While the Oxford English Dictionary summarizes the meaning of grok as "to understand intuitively or by empathy, to establish rapport with" and "to empathize or communicate sympathetically (with); also, to experience enjoyment", [1] Heinlein's ...
La Carreta (English: The Oxcart) is a 1953 play by Puerto Rican playwright René Marqués. [2] The story follows a family of "jíbaros", or rural peasants, who in an effort to find better opportunities end up moving to the United States (see Puerto Rican migration to New York).
"Que me quiten lo bailao" (Spanish pronunciation: [ke me ˈkiten lo βajˈlao], literally "Let them take away from me what I've danced", a colloquialism that means "They can't take the fun I've had away from me") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Lucía Pérez, written by Rafael Artesero.
A music video for "Que Tire Pa Lante" was released through Daddy Yankee's YouTube channel on October 18, 2019, and was directed by Marlon Peña. It shows Yankee and several other people invading a desert town and having a street dance competition. [12]