Merism is a rhetorical device in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole. For example, in order to say that someone "searched everywhere", one could use the merism "searched high and low".

What is the meaning of Merismus?

Merism (Latin merismus, Greek μερισμός merismós) is a rhetorical device (or figure of speech) in which a combination of two contrasting parts of the whole refer to the whole. For example, in order to say that someone "searched everywhere", one could use the merism "searched high and low".

What is a Merism example?

Hook, line, and sinker. (To swallow something hook, line, and sinker means to swallow it completely.)