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Why do you use metonymy?
i want to know the same thing
What words mean the same as hyperbole?
Exaggeration is a pretty good synonym for hyperbole.
What is the relationship between metonymy and synecdoche?
Synecdoche is a type of metonymy
How many figures of speech are there?
8edit (khoa): Adjunction, Allegory,Alliteration, Allusion, Antithesis,Apostrophe, Climax, Euphemism,Hyperbole, Irony, Metaphor, Metonymy,Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Personification,Simile, Synecdoche
Is I'm starving verbal irony or hyperbole?
It's a hyperbole because you are not really starving. A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration and "I'm starving" is pretty extreme! Verbal Irony is not the same as a hyperbole.
Metonymy in a sentence?
Here is a sentence that uses the word metonymy. Metonymy is a figure of speech that replaces one word for another.
Same example of hyperbole in sentence?
Some treat them with a pinch of salt, seeing the stories as typical press hyperbole to boost sales.
Do Onomatopoeia and Hyperbole belong to the same class of poetic devices?
No
What are the forms of figurative language?
Figurative language utilizes literary devices as figures of speech for artistic style for comparisons/dissimilarity with concrete or abstract concepts. There are numerous figure of speech.Some of the major figures of speech are: Metaphor,simile,personification,hyperbole,metonymy,synecdoche,conceit,epic simile,oxymoron,paradox,pun etc
What is extreme exaggeration used to make a point?
hyberbilye hyperbole
What figure of speech is based on association?
• Metonymy
Is there an example of metonymy in romeo and Juliet?
yes
