Brandis+Definitions

Litotes- (from the Greek, "Plain or meager") a type of understatement that makes a point by denying the opposite, such as "He's no angel." Example- That guy's no saint

Metonymy- referring to something by using the name of something assocaited with it (ex. the Church, the crown, the White house, the silver screen). There are many categories of metonymy, such as using the name of the place for institution ("Wall Street is jittery") or the object for the user ("The factories are on strike"). Example- The machines are on down time

Synecdoche- (from the Greek,"Taking whole") a type of metonymy in which a part refers to the whole. Example- All hands on deck