Synecdoche by

The Declaration of Independence

houldbabaali — 2014-02-20 22:26:41 UTC

The line "He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands ", when it says to bear Arms, it means to hold guns using their arms. When it says to fall themselves by their Hands, it means to use their hands to kill people, not to fall using your hands. Synecdoche is used here to make the part seem more important.

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 5

houldbabaali — 2014-02-20 22:43:22 UTC

In the line, " ‘There were six guns out on the moor", when it says 'guns', they mean shooters using guns in order to emphasize how many people were after them; making us worry about the characters.

Summertime by My Chemical Romance

houldbabaali — 2014-02-20 23:04:02 UTC

One line in the song, "When the lights go out, will you take me with you? And carry all this broken bone, through six years down in crowded rooms, and highways I call home", 'broken bone' is used to represent the whole person and the amount of pain that person is in; making us feel a larger connection to the singer.