
Metonymy
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
What is the definition of metonymy?
A figure of speech where a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis.
A figure of speech where a word or phrase is substituted with an unrelated word or phrase.
A figure of speech that replaces words with related or associated words
A figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe a physical action.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of metonymy in literature?
'I wandered lonely as a cloud.'
'The pen is mightier than the sword.'
'She sells seashells by the seashore.'
'All the world's a stage.'
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
Identify the metonymy in the following sentence: 'The White House issued a statement.'
The West Wing
The White House
The President
The Oval Office
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
Choose the correct metonymy in the sentence: 'The crown announced new tax policies.'
C
D
A
B
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
Reference to a person, idea, or activity by substituting something located in close physical proximity to it, as when the king is referred to with the words the crown.
metaphor
simile
metonymy
symbolism
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min β’ 1 pt
________ is a figure of speech in which one word is used to replace another to which it is closely linked.
Metaphor
Simile
Metonymy
Synecdoche
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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