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Universal Principles of Storytelling for Designers
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Universal Principles of Storytelling for Designers

by Lyle H. Sandler
June 2025
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 53m
English
Rockport Publishers
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image Literary Device

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

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Design narratives that include complex or technical details can be challenging to explain. Storytellers can lean on literary devices like analogs and metaphors in these situations. Despite how rarely the term is used, synecdoche (suh·nek·duh·kee) is an effective way of creating clear connections.

Synecdoche uses a component part of something to express its totality. The reason for using this device is to offer an organic, natural description that leads to poignant, compelling, and suggestive impressions.

There are two primary manifestations ...

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ISBN: 9780760392478