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WorksheetsMetonymy: revision
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
_______ substitutes the thing named for the thing meant
metaphor
metonymy
simile
comparison
_______ compares two unrelated concepts (things, people, phenomena)
metonymy
simile
metaphor
comparison
Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.
metaphor
metonymy
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
metonymy
metaphor
both
Which type of metonymy: The pen is mightier than the sword.
instrument instead of an action
container instead of the thing contained
material instead of the thing made of it
part instead of the whole thing or object
Which type of metonymy: The first lesson in the foreign languages usually starts with the ABCs
instrument instead of an action
container instead of the thing contained
material instead of the thing made of it
part instead of the whole thing or object
Which type of metonymy: Do we have any water? - Yes, we brought two bottles.
instrument instead of an action
container instead of the thing contained
material instead of the thing made of it
part instead of the whole thing or object
Which type of metonymy: OMG! What is he doing? He's just lost his head!
concrete thing instead of an abstract notion
container instead of the thing contained
material instead of the thing made of it
part instead of the whole thing or object
Which type of metonymy: On the red carpet, the actress wore a black Versace
concrete thing instead of an abstract notion
container instead of the thing contained
material instead of the thing made of it
a proper name instead of the common name
Which type of metonymy: No matter what season it was, the girl always used Converse
The boot of Europe is recognized for its gastronomy. The underlined phrase means...
Which type of metonymy: The brushes worked fast
concrete thing instead of an abstract notion
container instead of the thing contained
an instrument instead of a doer or an action
a proper name instead of the common name
Type of metonymy: Every Caesar has his Brutus
synecdoche
antonomasia
Type of metonymy: It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down
synecdoche
antithesis
What type of metonymy is here? I can't wait to read the funny papers.
