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Synecdoche is a poetic device that uses a part to represent the whole. For example, that’s a great set of wheels! (Set of wheels has been used for the car.)Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.The way a crow/Shook down on meThe dust of snow/From a hemlock treeAnd saved some part/Of a day I had ruedHas given my heart A change of mood

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Synecdoche is a poetic device that uses a part to represent the whole. For example, that’s a great set of wheels! (Set of wheels has been used for the car.)Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.The way a crow/Shook down on meThe dust of snow/From a hemlock treeAnd saved some part/Of a day I had ruedHas given my heart A change of mood

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The example of synecdoche in this poem is "the dust of snow". Here, "the dust of snow" is a part of the whole snowfall or winter, which is used to represent the entire experience or event. The poet uses this part (dust of snow) to symbolize the whole (the winter or the snowfall) to express his feelings and emotions.

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