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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).
In the 10th century AD, they followed the Esmeraldas River up to the high Andean valley of Caranqui. [2] They were often at war with the neighboring Cayambi people. [3]The Caranqui and their allies were defeated in battle along with the Quitu, the Cañari, the Palta, and the other ethnic groups of the region by an army of Túpac Inca, the son of Pachacuti.
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.
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 [note 1] – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress [13] who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries.
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.
¿Por qué no te callas? ( Spanish: [poɾˈke no te ˈkaʎas] ; English: "Why don't you shut up?") is a phrase that was uttered by King Juan Carlos I of Spain to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez , at the 2007 Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile , when Chávez was repeatedly interrupting Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez ...
Canto para matar una culebra :¡Mayombe-bombe-mayombé! :¡Mayombe-bombe-mayombé! :¡Mayombe-bombe-mayombé! :La culebra tiene los ojos de vidrio :la culebra viene y se enreda en un palo :Con sus ojos de vidrio, en un palo :Con sus ojos de vidrio :La culebra camina sin patas :La culebra se esconde en la yerba :Caminando se esconde en la yerba :Caminando sin patas :¡Mayombe-bombe-mayombe!
Caras y Caretas is a weekly magazine of Argentina published from 1898 to 1941 in its first period of existence. There was a previous version published in Uruguay between 1890 and 1897. Caras y Caretas was relaunched in 2005 under the direction of historian Felipe Pigna, [ 1 ] having been published since then.