Metonymy

How many types of metonymy?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Which country is the origin of metonymy?

• China

• Egypt

• Canada

• Greek

Why do we use METONYMY?

• to express creatively

• to make words or phrases more powerful

• to avoid misunderstandings

• to sound cool when we speak

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which an object or idea is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The suits took more from him during the hearing than his wife would after the divorce.

• metonymy

• synecdoche

The GOAT has won 6 Super Bowls!

• hypallage

• antonomasia

• litotes

• euphemism

• metonymy

The phone is constantly calling and interrupting my homework.

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

Explain the difference between metonymy and synecdoche and give examples from a short story you have read.

• Synecdoche example: Referring to a house as 'the roof'

• Metonymy example: Referring to a cat as 'the tail'

• Metonymy example: Referring to the king as 'the crown'. Synecdoche example: Referring to a car as 'wheels'.

• Metonymy example: Referring to a teacher as 'the desk'

Referring to tissues as "Kleenex" is an example of . . .

• Metonymy

• Litotes

• Metaphor

• Hypallage

• Antonomasia

Which of the following best defines metonymy?

• A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things

• A figure of speech that replaces the name of one thing with the name of something closely associated with it

• A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A figure of speech that repeats the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words