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What are the exampls of metonymy?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

One of the most famous examples is Marc Antony's speech in the Shakespeare play Julius Ceasar: "Friends, Romans, countrymen - lend me your ears"; he is not literally asking for the loan of people's ears, but rather that they give him their attention and listen as he goes on to "bury Caesar, not to praise him". Another is the reference to 'the Crown' when referring to the king or queen of England.

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15y ago

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