Tongue-in-Cheek: The Funny Side of Life

by Khyrunnisa A.

My friend wondered if the towel was an example of synecdoche, a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent a whole, or metonymy, where a word or a phrase is used to stand in for another word.

One of our friends had patented a uniquely explosive laughter that started in his belly, then rumbled its way up like an active volcano, gathering strength and momentum during its journey, to finally erupt in an uproarious blast that had the power to shatter glass window panes.