FIGURE OF SPEECH:

METONYMY
Prepared by: Fakrul H. Naj R. Nany Y. Qaseh Q.

The meaning
Metonymy is an expressive style for describing something in an indirect way by usually referring to things associated with it. Metonymy in Greek literally means 'a change of name' and is taken from 'meta' meaning change and 'onoma' which means name

Examples
Many Londoners call their city 'The Smoke.' Smoke used to be a characteristic part of the London scene, resulting in the smogs which were called (metaphorically) 'pea-soupers. It came to signify the city as a whole, but this time the relationship between the signifier (Smoke) and its signified (London) is contiguous rather than asserted."

 In Julius Caesar, when Mark Antony, after the death of Caesar, addresses the people 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears', he means that he wants the people to listen to what he has to say

Metonymy Illustrations
Word Sweat Hollywood Wall Street Actual Meaning Perspiration A section of Los Angeles Metonymic Usage To work hard towards something The American film industry

A street in lower Manhattan in New York

The American financial and banking industry

Madison Avenue

An avenue running the length of The American advertising Manhattan Island in New York industry An avenue running the length of Manhattan Island in New York The live theater in New York city The U.S. President, his staff, The official President's residence representatives and close in Washington D.C. advisors

Broadway

The White House

Q&A
1. What is the differences between metonymy and synecdoche based on your understanding? 2. Thurber recalled that he lay awake that night trying to find an example of the reverse idea and came up with an image of an angry wife about to bash hubby over the head with a bottle of Grade A, saying Get away from me or Ill hit you with the milk. It is synecdoche or metonymy? 3. Give one example of metonymy?

The differences metonymy and synecdoche

1. Sweden today reports a dire shortage of lutefisk. 2. When I am done with this article, I plan to hit the bottle. 3. Bow to my flourishing, dubious crown. 4. There are over fifty head of cattle in that strange and wild herd.

(1-Metonymy, where 'Sweden' is representative of the Powers purporting; 2-Synecdoche, where 'bottle' is a directly the container of the wine; 3-Metonymy, where my 'crown' represent the inherent power within; 4-Synecdoche, where 'head' is representative of the entire herd.)