Identifying and Using Metonymy

The following sentence involves metonymy of the _______ type.

Paris and Washington are having a spat.

• place for event

• place for institution

• whole for part

• author for work

The following sentence involves metonymy of the ________ type.

She’s not just a pretty face.

• place for institution

• part for whole

• author for work

• place for event

Which of the following expressions involves the part for whole metonymy?

• Prague (for 'the Czech govt')

• Vietnam (for 'the 1955-75 war')

• blue hair (for 'old woman')

• go under the knife

Which part of the following sentence involves a metonymy?

Both productions are set in a women's prison, with the actors playing prisoners who are playing Shakespeare.

• Both productions

• women's prison

• playing prisoners

• playing Shakespeare

Which of the following expressions exemplify the same metonymic pattern?

The expression "a roof over your head" is to "house" what

• "four wheels" is to "car"

• "the big screen" is to "Hollywood"

• "white-collar worker" is to "office work"

• "Wimbledon" is to "a tournament"

The expression go for a bite inolves a metonymic reference to

• a class

• a fight

• a party

• a meal

His bark is worse than his __________.

She found it very difficult to get her __________ round the unfamiliar words.

Just the sound of her voice sets my _________ on edge.

I won't tell anyone. My _____ are sealed.