My Verizon cellphone, the LG Dare, features a large touch screen. The main screen includes a full-bleed image, small date and time, and an image-based touch menu. The small menu has five links, each represented with a unique symbol.
What makes this menu an example of the rhetorical device synecdoche are its symbolic representations. For example, the image of an envelope representats a text message inbox. Additionally, a link featuring four circles is symbolic of the larger cellphone menu. These ideas are inferred, rather than explicitly stated. Instead of showing a link with the words "menu" or an actual image of the menu, only a small representation is needed.
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