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Parody Metonymy Malapropism

Parody Metonymy Malapropism. Metonymy. (mi-ton-uh- mee ) Definition: Using a physical object or name to exemplify a general idea. Function: involves establishing relationships of contiguity between two things. …driving me nuts represents the general idea of someone making you go crazy.

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Parody Metonymy Malapropism

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  1. Parody Metonymy Malapropism

  2. Metonymy (mi-ton-uh-mee) Definition: Using a physical object or name to exemplify a general idea. Function: involves establishing relationships of contiguity between two things

  3. …driving me nuts represents the general idea of someone making you go crazy. Your driving me nuts!

  4. literature example “The pen is mightier then the sword.” The Pen and sword are objects that exemplifies the idea that words are a better solution than having to fight or use violence. Sword: Fighting Or violence. Pen: words or writing.

  5. : The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with another word that sounds similar. Some Examples: “Comparisons are odorous.” meaning odious Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare "I was most putrified with astonishment.” Instead of petrified (Huckleberry Finn) * Malapropism is literary device that lets the audience to recognize the meaning causing humorous results.

  6. What is Parody? • Parody is to imitate a work of art (literature, theater, or film) for a comic effect. FilmParody • Parody’s function It uses mockery to make fun of something. By imitating that is the objective of the evidence.

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