Figures of Speech Quiz

What is synecdoche?

• A figure of speech in which the word for one thing is used to refer to something related to that thing

• A figure of speech in which the word for something itself is used to refer to part of that thing

• A figure of speech in which the word for an action is used to refer to the result of that action

• A figure of speech in which the word for a part of something is used to refer to the thing itself

Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?

• The use of 'press' to mean 'journalists'

• The phrase 'a bunch of suits' for a group of businesspeople

• The use of 'wheel' to refer to a car

• The phrase 'Houston was ahead by six points'

What does metonymy refer to?

• A figure of speech in which the word for something itself is used to refer to part of that thing

• A figure of speech in which the word for one thing is used to refer to something related to that thing

• A figure of speech in which the word for an action is used to refer to the result of that action

• A figure of speech in which the word for a part of something is used to refer to the thing itself

Which of the following is an example of metonymy?

• The phrase 'a bunch of suits' for a group of businesspeople

• The use of 'press' to mean 'journalists'

• The phrase 'Houston was ahead by six points'

• The use of 'wheel' to refer to a car

What does the prefix 'syn-' in synecdoche mean?

• Sense, interpretation

• Among, with, after

• With, along with

• Name, word