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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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example: The eye of the sky
meaning: The sun
AMAZING!
Her nose was a shotgun barrel
Her braces were train tracks
Her eyes were like bowling balls
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.
How does an organization act as brain metaphor?
To fully understand Organizational Metaphors, including the brain metaphor, you should probably invest in an executive edition of "Images of Organization" by author Gareth Morgan. The internet does not present much solid research on this topic and the chapter devoted to the Brain Metaphor is best represented in the book. You can also get some preliminary information from the following sources: www.espen.com/papers/orgbrain.htm www.imaginiz.com Both of these sources have assisted me in graduate research projects. Best of luck!
What is an example of a simile that has to do with something broken?
"Her heart was as a precious gem, laying broken and abandoned by the one who once loved it." "My song pierced the air as a shard digs into flesh." "Like a delicate vase of porcelain, shattered on the hard ground." "The fragile mood in the room was snapped as easily as a thin, taut wire."
What is an example of a metaphor that has to do with something broken?
"Her heart shattered as crystal broken by musical notes." "His brain limped as a cow dragging a broken leg." "My song pierced the air as a shard digs into flesh."
What does the idiom 'walking on air' mean?
Walking on air: to be exuberantly happy, excited, and joyful
A clumsy person is someone who tends to drop things, trip or bump into objects frequently due to a lack of coordination or spatial awareness. It is a common trait and often associated with being accident-prone.
What is a metaphor meaning someone has expensive taste but can't afford to sustain it?
She has a champagne diet, but he has a beer budget
1. Skinney: Real deal or truth
2. Can you dig it: Do you understand
3. Psyche: Tricking someone
4. Bootin': Rollerskating
5. Crib: House
6. Gig: Job/Work
7. Spaz: Someone that is clutsy, stupid, or accident prone
8. Dream on: Term used to get someone down to earth or telling them that they are unrealistic about something
9. Far Out: Cool
10. In your face: outstaging or outshining someone else.
11. May the force be with you
12. Lay a gasser: Farting
13. That's sick: Describing something odd or unusual
Note: Not to be confused with the new age slang term for cool or awesome.
14. To the max: Take it to the maximum or be the best you/it can be.
15. Bunny: Cute girl
16. Chill: Be cool or relax
17. Fab: Fabulous
18. Feel the funk: Feel the music or to get down with the music
19. Get down/Boogie: Dance
20. Keep on trucking: Go with the flow
21. Like: Using this word in the beginning of every sentence. e.g. "Like we went to the movies and Like he tried to put his arms on me and Like tried to kiss me!"
22. Right on: To confirm or agree on something
23. What it is: Hey Wassup
24. 4-sho: For sure or for real
25. AFA: A Friend Always (similar to BFFs' Best Friends Forever)
26. Ace: Funky or Awesome
27. Airhead: Stupid (usually refered to a woman who's blonde)
28. Audi 5000: To leave/depart now/immediately
29. Awesome: Cool
30. Bam: Super cool
31. Bad: Cool, good, nice, or good looking (depending how you say it)
32. Bangin: Good
33. Be there or be square: Attend or you'll be looked down upon/Be there or be boring
34. Bitchin: Very Cool
35. Blazin: Totally hip/cool or on fire (metaphorically)
36. Bogart: Greedy, to hog, slefish, to keep it for one self
37. Bogus: Annoyed or damn
There was a lot of slangs used in the 70s and would take all day to write them all down here, but please check out Mr. Charles R. Grosvenor Jr. a.k.a. ChuckyG's site at: www.inthe70s.com/generated/terms.shtml
Far out!
What does Crossing the Rubicon mean?
"Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to pass a point of no return. It refers to Caesar's 49 BC crossing of the river, which was considered an act of war. (direct quote from wikipedia's "rubicon" page)
What does the word 'metonymy' mean?
Metonymy is the process of replacing one word with another, closely related word.
For example, in the sentence "The orders came from the White House", it can be assumed that the orders came from the President because of the close relationship between the two words.
What is a metaphor for a good parent?
1)my mom is a flower.
2)my parents are tree.
3)my parents are walls.
4)my dad is a book.
and i love threm both............................................................................
as green as a grape, as quiet as a mouse,as light as a feather, as sharp as a blade,as yellow as a banana......exc. BUT A METAPHOR U CANT USE like OR AS SO THESE ARE WRONG
What is the difference between a metaphor and a hyperbole?
Metaphor is essentially based on comparison, suggestion of similarity. Hyperbole is based on exaggeration. But they are similar in that they both describe situations that are literally impossible. Metaphor: Mary is a cold fish (=not literally a fish, but an unemotional person, devoid of temperament); Hyperbole: Susan is as old as the hills (=very old; but no human can be literally as old as the hills); Mark has scores of girfriends (while in fact he may have three or four). Those two figures of speech can sometimes co-exist; if you say Mary is the coldest fish in the whole universe, that's metaphorical and hyperbolic at the same time.
Who used the metaphor of a building to describe the church?
Something to do with the church being "God's House" Jesus nick-named Peter "The Rock." He told Peter that he would be the cornerstone upon which the church would be built. The church is not a building, rather it's the people that follow Christ. We are the church
Is this a metaphor - flower the color of blood?
Correct. Ding Ding Ding we got a winner. Yes its right
