28-Oct-2006, 17:35
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 Re: what figure of speech is this?
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Originally Posted by wayneb  What are the names for these figures of speech:
1. Where a described individual stands for a group or class. For example, the soccer mom, the taxpayer, the voter, the liberated woman, etc.?
2. Where a series of individuals holds the same office over many years, as for example, the president, the king, the pope.
I am sure that such terms exist, but I have searched for them in vain.
Wayneb | Hello, Wayneb,
How about "poster child" or "generic" for number 1? She is the poster child for liberated women. Alice is a generic soccer mom.
I don't understand number 2. Are you looking for a name for the people who hold an established office?
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