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Fantastic Examples

of Metonymy

Metonymy:

AP Language

2nd Hour

By: Andrew Pistana

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.

A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another which is closely associated.

Example #2

Example #1:

Metonymy can also be used where an expression is shortened.

Examples:

Danish for Danish pastries

Wallets for Wallet sized pictures

States for United States of America

"Capital has learned to sit down and talk with labor."

-George Meany 1966

Capital represents and substitutes higher officials or wealthy people.

Labor represents the citizens of the working class.

Comical Metonymy Video

Sources

  • http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/examples-of-metonymy.html
  • http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/metonymy.htm
  • Style and Tropes Packet

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torches_of_Freedom

Example #4

"The pen is mightier than the sword," which originates from Edward Lytton's famous play Richelieu.

In this example, pen stands for written word or law while sword stands for military force and action.

Example #3

This quote is one of the most famous examples of metonymy.

Metonymy used to be very popular in cigarette advertisements, convincing people that smoking made life happier and healthier.

An example of this is calling cigarettes "torches of freedom."

This was meant to encourage women to publicly smoke.

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Example#6

Metonymy is also used very often in everyday dialogue.

  • "Could you lend me a hand?"

Hand means help.

  • "We need some new faces in the office."

Faces mean people.

  • "Open those potato chips."

Chips means the bag of potato chips.

Metonymy is used in sports too.

The name of a team is substituted in place of the players on the team.

  • "The Tigers have been hitting the ball really well."

The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of Andrew's savings

Suits refers to stock brokers or business people (usually dressed in suits).

(Narwhal)

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