Metonymy and synecdoche are rhetorical devices that refer to a thing using something related or part of it, respectively. The difference lies in the relationship between the two elements referred to. While similar, they should be considered as two different devices. The difference between metonymy and synecdoche can be quite subtle, although it is noteworthy […]
Metonymy is a literary device that replaces a noun with a figure of speech, often known within a culture. It is used in rhetoric, literature, and news. Polysemy, synecdoche, and kennings are related phenomena. Fiction and non-fiction use metonymy to represent national governments and industries. Examples of metonymy in literature include Shakespeare’s use of “steel” […]
Metaphor and metonymy are figures of speech used in analogy. Metaphors show similarity between two things while metonyms refer to a thing with an associated word. Metonymy is used frequently in writing and can be conventional or unconventional. Metaphors are based on similarity while metonyms are based on contiguity. The connection between metaphor and metonymy […]
Metonymy is a linguistic device where something is referred to by something else associated with it. It is often linked with metaphor and synecdoche, but differs in that it uses an already established relationship. Synecdoche specifically uses a part of something to refer to the whole object. Metonymy is a linguistic device by which a […]
