Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0623 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Metonymy Against Synecdoche
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The idea
Ask whether the substituted term is a part of the thing or merely associated with it. A hand is part of a person, so lend me a hand is synecdoche. A sabre is not part of a war, so sabre rattling is metonymy. Part or associate: that is the test.
In practice
Part, or merely associated.
Where people slip
One question separates them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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