Metonymy

Examples Help! What is the definition of Metonymy?

How do you define Metonymy? What is a Metonymy? The word derives from the Greek meta meaning change, and onyma meaning a name. The definition of Metonymy is as follows:

 

English Grammar & Terminology Definition of Metonymy

Definition: A figure of speech. The substitution of one word for another object or idea which it suggests. Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself. The mention of one word readily suggests the other

Example:  "He loves the bottle" meaning that he likes the content, not the bottle itself!

Definition of Metonymy

Figure of Speech Examples

Examples of Metonymy
Poems with Metonymy examples can be found as follows:

  • "He writes a fine hand" meaning good handwriting

  • "The pen is mightier than the sword," meaning literary power is superior to military force.

  • "The House was called to order," meaning the members in the House.

  • "We have always remained loyal to the crown."

  • "He is a man of the cloth"

  • "By the sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat thy bread." from Genesis 3:19

Examples Help! Use of Metonymy in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Metonymy can be found in many examples of literature or poetry. The use of strong word association changes the mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment to literary works.

 

Examples Help - Figures of Speech - Metonymy

In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like Metonymy make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing effectively. Figures of speech such as Metonymy use word association to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.

Examples Help! Using Metonymy

Figures of speech such as Metonymy adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration, exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts and info about Figures of Speech will help with the understanding of this subject.

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Metonymy

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