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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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''He's a fox'' is it a simile or a metaphor?
Since there is no "like" or "as" in the sentence, it is a metaphor.
A secretary is a person responsible for handling the paperwork and often times communications within a company setting. The abbreviation for secretary is sec.
Is cabbage ever used as a metaphor for money?
Cabbage ( or lettuce) is a common slang term for dollar bills.
Her laughter was music to his ears, a symphony that filled his heart with joy.
What is a figurative metaphor?
All metaphors are figurative (cannot be interpreted literally). If you say 'Mary is a block of ice', you take it as meaning 'Mary is an unemotional, perhaps cruel, person'. So metaphor is a figure of speech where words (here, 'block of ice') have figurative meaning, that is mean something different than they literally say.
How can you explain it takes a world of difference to make a difference in the world?
Wow, that's an impressive question.. Difficult.. Maybe tell something about what needs to be changed to make a difference and then see what you can create out of that
What is an example of a metaphor that is explicit?
Hey, everybody is doing homework on the word 'explicit'. The word actually means 'shown in detail', from the Latin 'explicit', meaning 'he explains'. Your question and all the others show that you are specifically looking at sexual explicitness, but the word has wider meaning. Anything that is explained or shown clearly and without possibility of mistake is 'explicit'.
What is a sentence for the word metaphor?
"The collapsing bridge was a metaphor for the crumbling city government."
"I called him a clown, and I thought I was using a metaphor until I saw him in the circus."
Here is a sentence that uses the word metonymy. Metonymy is a figure of speech that replaces one word for another.
So like let's say you really wanted to win an award for something and you didn't. If you were like "I never wanted that award anyway" that would be an example of sour grapes because you only decided that you didn't want it after you weren't able to obtain it.
What are expressions using the word heart?
* Having your heart in your hands, * being hard hearted, * thinking with your heart instead of your head, * wearing your heart on your sleeve, * letting your heart lead you astray, * My heart's just not in it. * Listen to your heart. * That kid's got a lot of heart * I just don't have the heart to do it.
Make a sentence using 'antediluvian'?
The antediluvian drains were clogged so the rain flooded the streets.
My grandmother's ideas about gender-role steryotypes are antediluvian; she still believes that women should not have careers and that men should never cry in public
A metaphor is a figure of speech comparing to objects or actions even though it is not literally accurate. Metaphors do not use "like" or "as," but rather make a direct comparison.
Examples:
She is a walking dictionary.
My son's bedroom is a disaster area.
His harsh words were a knife in my back.
Our teacher planted seeds of wisdom.
Laughter is the music of the soul.
She was certain that life is a fashion show.
And in the words of Shakespeare,
"All the world's a stage,
And the men and women merely players."
acoma (if you don't know what it means...look it up or ask a parent, it's not a bad word)
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