Definitionn. substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself
Last update: October 1, 2015
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The name, arising from this unusual sound, has been by metonymy translated into " God's Voice." [Please select]
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In the line "Lucidity of soul unlocks the lips" are both metonymy and personification. [Please select]
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METONYMY AND SYNECDOCHE are nearly related and in this poem the examples are numerous. [Please select]
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"Columns of glittering steel advanced" contains another form of metonymy, that in which a material (steel) is named for that made from it (spears). [Please select]
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