Metonymy(借喻).pptVIP

“ ” Metonymy(借喻) BY CAROL Definition: Metonymy is a figure of speech that has to do with the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another. This substituted name may be an attribute of the other or be closely associated with it. In other words, it involves a change of the name , the substituted name suggesting the thing meant. Function Apart from simile and metaphor , metonymy is today probably one of the most widely used figures of speech. Journalists and news reporters use it frequently and are constantly creating new substitutions. The reason for this is not hard to see