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    Metonymy is a figure of speech where one concept or thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it. Some common examples of metonymy include referring to the White House to represent the US presidency or administration, using "the bottle" to refer to alcoholic drinks, and referring to "the press" to represent journalists or journalism.

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    Metonymy is a figure of speech where one concept or thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it. Some common examples of metonymy include referring to the White House to represent the US presidency or administration, using "the bottle" to refer to alcoholic drinks, and referring to "the press" to represent journalists or journalism.

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    Metonymy is a figure of speech where one concept or thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it. Some common examples of metonymy include referring to the White House to represent the US presidency or administration, using "the bottle" to refer to alcoholic drinks, and referring to "the press" to represent journalists or journalism.

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    Metonymy

    Metonymy is a figure of
    speech which a thing or concept
    is not called by its own name,
    but by the name of something
    intimately associated with that
    thing or concept. (as “crown” in
    “lands belonging to the crown”)
    “According to the White House”

    The White House isn’t a living


    human object so it can not be
    literally asked to talk so as
    metonymy it represents the
    President or the
    administration or even the
    government in general.
    The White House –
    For the President– The Government
    The bottle for alcoholic drink.
    The press for journalism
    A skirt for a woman
    Mozart for Mozart's music
    The Oval Office
    for the US Presidency.
    “ My Old Man”
    “Old Man” refers to
    father. Father may or
    may not be considered
    old, but “old man” is
    associated as an
    attribute related to
    father.

    By extension see
    “old woman” or “old
    lady” – Though
    generally “old lady” has
    a different connotation.
    Redneck
    A stereotypical
    member of the
    white rural
    working class in
    the Southern
    U.S., originally a
    reference to
    necks
    sunburned from
    working in the
    fields."
    People might
    say they are
    going to the
    capitol when
    they are
    actually
    talking about
    going to the
    city of
    Washington,
    D.C.
    ("This is NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and
    David Brinkley.")

    "Good evening. Elvis Presley died today. He was 42.


    Apparently, it was a heart attack. He was found in
    his home in Memphis not breathing. His road
    manager tried to revive him -- he failed. A hospital
    tried to revive him -- it failed. His doctor pronounced
    him dead at three o'clock this afternoon.

    -- NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David


    Brinkley

    Note: In this case, the whole (hospital) stands in for


    one of its parts (the attending physician and health
    care workers).
    From William Shakespeare's
    Julius Caesar.

    "Friends, Romans, countrymen,


    lend me your ears"

    Metonymically — "ear" represents


    "attention" (because we use ears to pay
    attention to someone's speech).
    "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.

    "He is a man of the cloth.“ meaning a man


    of the church.
    The suits on Wall
    Street walked off
    with most of our
    savings.
    Explain the Metonymy in this sentence?
    Politicians often
    differentiate between Wall
    Street and Main Street.

    What is the Metonymical


    meaning of Main Street?
    "The B.L.T. "Bush has
    left without bombed
    paying." Afghanistan
    and Iraq."
    (waitress
    referring to a The President
    customer) representing the
    nation as a whole
    Explain the
    Metonymy.

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