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By: Jonathan C. & Francis Le

By: Jonathan C. & Francis Le. Metonyms.

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By: Jonathan C. & Francis Le

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  1. By: Jonathan C. & Francis Le

  2. Metonyms Sometimes instead of using the subject, a writer will use an attribute of that subject or something related to it. This is called metonymy and is used to highlight a certain aspect or detail of the subject. Another name for using a part for the whole is “synecdoche.”

  3. Metonyms Using metonymy, we put ourselves in someone’s hands, have mouths to feed, bring home the bacon, and grumble about city hall. Because it is keen and vivid, metonymy is valuable in aphorisms: “The Pen is mightier than the Sword,” and “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”

  4. Metonyms Modern American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay uses metonymy in her poignant “Love Is Not All: It Is Not Meat or Drink.” Dylan Thomas, modern Welsh poet, also relies on metonymy in “The Hand That Signed the Paper.”

  5. Metonyms – Some Examples “… a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.”- T.S. Elliot (Lobster) “A mob of cameras engulfed the celebrity as he came out of the building.” - Francis Le (paparazzi) “A gleaming pair of metal wings glided over the city.” -Jonathan Czintos (airplane)

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