Idiom When I read the definition of idiom: The term refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. An interesting fact regarding the device is that the expression is not interpreted literally. The phrase is understood as to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply. I was immediately reminded of the metaphor:...
Synechdoche This type of figurative language is the 'part for the whole' concept in writing. L.E. Modesitt Jr., in the Saga of Recluse, uses this frequently. He labels those that use ordered magic as, Blacks, and those who use chaotic magic as, Whites. In several fantasy stories, the reference to Fist, is the reference to whole armies or companies of soldiers. The term synechdoche...