Metonymy

Metonymy

11th Grade

25 Qs

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Metonymy

Metonymy

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.'

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

The West Wing

The White House

The President

The Oval Office

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

C

D

A

B

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy

Synecdoche

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