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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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Is the phrase keep your feet firmly planted on the ground a metaphor?
No, that phrase is not a metaphor; it is an idiom. Idioms are common phrases that have a figurative meaning different from their literal meaning. In this case, the phrase means to stay practical and down-to-earth.
What is a metaphor for the word mad?
"She was a mad hornet"
"She was a mad bull"
"She was an angry rotweiler" (i dont know if i spelled the dogs name right....)
Megan Fox is one hot mama!
What does it mean to be called a Benedict Arnold?
The person is being called a traitor, untrustworthy, disloyal. See early American History.
thread for clothing
set of wheels for car
head for the brain, as in "use your head"
man, when you refer to the human species as a whole.
pigskin, when you refer to a football (american football)
Can you give some examples of synecdoche?
Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing. It is used to avoid repetition or to enrich poetic imagery. There are three kinds of synecdoches:
A) the pars pro toto synecdoche, in which a an object is called after its part, for example many a day
B) the singularis pro plurali synecdoche, in which a group of people is represented by a single representative, a child is cruel
C) the totum pro parte synecdoche that denotes a part by naming the whole thing, like in my family arrived instead of the members of my family arrived.
Ship Lucky journey having to do with business, good news from abroad, material gains, news, romance, travel. also see boat
Boat Companionship, discoveries, journey, protection from danger, safe refuge, travel. Help in time of trouble. -(D) Change of abode; on calm water - good; on rough water -not easily.
-broken Danger, unreliable people, upsetting circumstances.
as innocent and beautifull as a flower
"..was like a newly created star, innocent and precious"
Can you personify a snowflake in one sentence?
Personification is a literary term in which inanimate objects are given human-like characteristics. An example of personification with a snowflake would be: The powdery snowflake seemed to dance and giggle it drifted through the air.
Dante Alighieri wrote one relevant line in his "Eclogues:" Pilgrim's progress through the land / Bounce around like rubber band.
Which one of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor ai am a rock?
The sentence "I am a rock" is an example of a metaphor. It is comparing the speaker to a rock to convey strength, resilience, and emotional detachment.
Yes, the phrase "you are a rock" can be considered a metaphor. It implies that the person being referred to is strong, dependable, and unchanging, similar to the qualities associated with a rock.
How can you personify freedom?
Freedom may be personified by describing it as a Patriot from the revolutionary war. Saying that freedom helped to push the soldiers to defeat the British would be personifying the idea of freedom. To personify something, the writer must give the concept/quality/idea traits that may be found in a person, or make the concept/quality/idea behave as a person.
Other words for the meaning leader?
- Head
- Person in charge
- Chief
- Director
- Manager
- Boss
- Admiral
- Constable
- CEO
- Editor
- Administrator
An explicit metaphor is a metaphor that is fully explained in great detail. Unlike an implicit metaphor, which the meaning has to be implied.
An orange is as bright as the sun that the ball is bouncing off of this morning.....
What are ten examples of metaphor?
Some examples of metaphors include its raining cats and dogs, America is a melting pot, he has a heart of gold, let me get my boots on-It's getting deep in here, your worth a million dollars, everyday is an uphill battle, powder keg of dissent, join the ranks of freedom, it's hotter than a firecracker out here, boiling mad.
Are there any metaphors for smoke?
Dont know any,probarly are some,i had english homework to find methaphors and stuff like that fr my english assesment dats how in got here
hit me like a tsunami
hit me like a truck
hit me like ice cold water
