Name the figure of speech in this line.
"The farmer needed more hands to bring in the harvest."

SynecdocheCorrect answerYour answerSimileCorrect answerYour answerHyperboleCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

"Hands" means workers. Using a part of something (the hands) for the whole (the people) is synecdoche.

Worth noting

Nothing is exaggerated: the farmer needed a few more people, not an impossible number.

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Name the figure of speech in this line."The farmer needed more hands to bring in the harvest."