# Merism Can be confused for [[Antithesis]].[^1] It's about naming a subject's parts in contrasting phrases to represent the totality. It can be considered a type of [[Synecdoche]]. From Greek "divided."[^2] Examples include: - "For better for worse, for richer for poorer, etc." is a merism for "in any circumstances."[^3] - "Night and day you are the one." —Cole Porter[^4] [^1]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 28 [^2]: [Definitions and Examples of Merisms in Rhetoric](https://www.thoughtco.com/merism-rhetoric-term-1691307) [^3]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 29 [^4]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 30