At the last head count, the population of the school was three thousand is an...

LITERATURE
WAEC 2023

At the last head count, the population of the school was three thousand is an example of

  • A. synechdoche
  • B. hyperbole
  • C. metonymy
  • D. pun

Correct Answer: A. synechdoche

Explanation

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or the whole is used to represent a part.



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