literature medium True/False

In the phrase 'All hands on deck', the word 'hands' is used as a synecdoche to represent the sailors.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part is used to represent the whole (or vice versa). Here, 'hands' (a part) represents the sailors (the whole).

Topic Literary Terms
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