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Metonymy

Metonymy. SUSAN LIU AP LITERATURE PRESENTATION 2013/03/11. Definition. a figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated Greek: "change of name”. Examples in Literature.

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Metonymy

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  1. Metonymy SUSAN LIU AP LITERATURE PRESENTATION 2013/03/11

  2. Definition • a figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated • Greek: "change of name”

  3. Examples in Literature • "I stopped at a bar and had a couple of double Scotches. They didn't do me any good. All they did was make me think of Silver Wig, and I never saw her again.” • "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"

  4. Common Examples • The pen is mightier than the sword. • The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings.

  5. Metonymy & Synecdoche “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” Synecdoche: the hand is a part of and represents the mother Metonymy: the cradle represents child by association * Synecdoche can be regarded as a special case of Metonymy

  6. Identify & Explain • We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions. • The White House will be announcing the decision around noon today. • She's planning to serve the dish early in the evening. • The cup is quite tasty. • The Pentagon will be revealing the decision later on in the morning. • The restaurant has been acting quite rude lately. • The library has been very helpful to the students this morning. • Can you please give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs? • The United States will be delivering the new product to us very soon. • The Yankees have been throwing the ball really well, and they have been hitting better than they have been in the past few seasons.

  7. Any other examples?

  8. Sources • http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/pkn/lowres/pknn719l.jpg • http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/metonymy.htm • http://dorrys.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lend_me_your_ears.jpg • http://img1.findthebest.com/sites/default/files/530/media/images/McDonalds_Creamy_Ranch_Sauce.jpeg • http://static.ithome.com.tw/uploads/icon/201101031514574d217771c29a7.png • http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/danleech/simple/512/tumblr-icon.png • http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/yootheme/social-bookmark/512/social-yahoo-box-lilac-icon.png • http://www.styleite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/targetthumb.jpg • http://wallpaper-land.org/old/wp/New-York-Yankees-Logo_1024_768.jpg • http://www.micki-clark.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/synecdochemetonymy.jpg

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