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Metaphors Metonymy and Synecdoche
Includes questions about the use of expressions to refer one thing to another. Metaphors are comparisons without the use of the words "like" or "as". Ex: All the world's a stage. Metonymy shows association between two concepts. Ex: The press was banned from the room. (Press, meaning reporters.) Synechdoche is a part or a whole concept described by a single body part. Ex: All hands on deck.
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My computer is moody. simile or metaphor?
It is a metaphor. More specifically, it is an ontological metaphor, where something abstract is represented as something concrete. It would be more common to refer to "my computer is moody" as personification, however, where an inanimate objects is given human attributes.
What is the difference between a metaphor and an extended metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are used to make a comparison, but an extended metaphor is a comparison that is continuously being made throughout a written work (more commonly in poetry).
How do you use paint in a metaphorical sentence?
All the world's a painting,
where men and women are the paint;
in Gods masterpiece.
What is an example of giving 110 percent?
The phrase "giving 110 percent" is used metaphorically. If you do all that you are capable of doing, you can be said to be giving 100%, since 100% means the whole thing (whatever thing we may be talking about). It is not possible to give more than everything. You cannot give 110%. You can, however, strive with desperate and fanatical determination to exceed your limitations. It's what your coach wants you to do. Coaches are very demanding - but that's their job.
Is a metaphor an exaggeration?
In general a metaphor is just a way to think about a subject from a different angle, or to find a vivid way of expressing some idea, however, metaphor is often an exaggeration. If you say, for example, that some obese person is a whale, that is a metaphor and also an exaggeration since even the most obese person does not weigh as much as a whale.
Is go make a living a metaphor?
No. A metaphor is a form of comparison but not using the words like or as, unlike similes. An example of a metaphor is, "My lamp the sun in the darkness of my room."
What one word is used metaphorically to describe the fire truck as if it were a person?
Since we don't have your homework, we can't figure out the answer to this question. Which word would normally be used to describe a person instead of a truck?
What words are used in a smile but not a metaphor?
any comparative word is used in a simile but not a metaphor
What is a metaphor of embarrassment?
Embarrassment could be very easily put into a metaphor, and the greatest part is that there is so many you could come up with. One of them for example could be, "Embarrassment is like standing unprepared in the face a hurricane."
What do you mean by '' snotty handkerchief '' metaphor?
I have never heard that before, so I would have to guess. A "snotty handkerchief" might indicate:
- something that has been used (and overused),
- something that you would use a little more if you were forced to, but would rather not,
- something that you would not want to share with another,
- something that should remain hidden, as in a pocket, and not brought out.
What are the types of Metonymy?
The types of metonymy include synecdoche, where a part represents the whole (e.g., "all hands on deck"), and meronymy, where a term denotes a part of something (e.g., "I need a new set of wheels"). Metonymy also involves using an associated object or concept to represent another (e.g., "the crown" to refer to the monarchy).
A simile is a comparison to something else, using the words like or as. Example: "A good fiction writer of is an author who puts words together like Ernest Hemingway reincarnated."
