Metonymy

What is the definition of metonymy?

• A figure of speech where a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis.

• A figure of speech where a word or phrase is substituted with an unrelated word or phrase.

• A figure of speech that replaces words with related or associated words

• A figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe a physical action.

Which of the following is an example of metonymy in literature?

• 'I wandered lonely as a cloud.'

• 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'

• 'She sells seashells by the seashore.'

• 'All the world's a stage.'

Identify the metonymy in the following sentence: 'The White House issued a statement.'

• The West Wing

• The White House

• The President

• The Oval Office

Choose the correct metonymy in the sentence: 'The crown announced new tax policies.'

• C

• D

• A

• B

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

Reference to a person, idea, or activity by substituting something located in close physical proximity to it, as when the king is referred to with the words the crown.

• metaphor

• simile

• metonymy

• symbolism

________ is a figure of speech in which one word is used to replace another to which it is closely linked.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

using a part to name the whole, or using the name of one thing for that of another associated with it.

METONYMY

• Making a connection between two things

• Uses a word with an opposite meaning

• A metaphor where something being compared is referred to by something closely associated with it

• Words that imitate the sound they describe

In this figure of speech, the name of a thing is replaced by the name of an attribute of it or something else closely associated with it.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche