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by boorite
8-29-02


	Referring to military officers as "brass" is an example of what literary device?


	No, it's synecdoche: referring to the whole by one of its parts, like saying "wheels" for "cars."


	But brass isn't part of the officer. It's just associated with him. So it's metonymy, like saying "suits" for "corporate droids."


	By gosh, I think you're right. My apologies.


	Synecdoche would be if I called you "limp-dick."