Metonymy definition
 a figure of speech in which a word is similar to
  another substitutes itself for the original.

 a strategy for describing something indirectly by
  using a substitution for its name.
Metonymy example
 “The prince is the next heir to take the crown”
   What is the metonymy?

Correct answer: Crown
   The “Crown” substitutes itself for being the next king
Redneck
 You've probably heard the usage of the word "redneck"
  before. Well that is a metonymy.

 Redneck is the substitution for a stereotypical member
  of the white rural working class in the Southern United
  States referencing the sunburned necks of the farmers
  from working in the fields
Sublime: Badfish
Synecdoche Definition
 A whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or
  visa versa

 Origin: Greek
 So, how does it differ from metonymy?
Examples of synecdoche from
       everyday life
 “John Hancock”


 “Listen, you've got to come take a look at my new set of
  wheels.”
Synecdoche Song Example
 “Our Song” by Taylor Swift
 Chorus:
   “Our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneakin' out late,
Works Cited
"John Hancock." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 4 July 1995. Web. 25 Feb.
    2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hancock.htm>.

"Metonymy V. synecdoche - Comparisons - Knewance Difference Engine." Comparisons. Web.
   25 Feb. 2012. <http://www.knewance.com/comparisons/metonymy-v-synecdoche.html>.

Swift, Taylor A. "Our Song." Rec. 22 Aug. 2007. Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift. Nathan
   Chapman, 2007. MP3.

"Synecdoche." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, 2012. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.
    <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/synecdoche>.

"Synecdoche." Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.
    <http://rhetoric.byu.edu/figures/S/synecdoche.htm>.

Synecdoche and metonymy real

  • 2.
    Metonymy definition  afigure of speech in which a word is similar to another substitutes itself for the original.  a strategy for describing something indirectly by using a substitution for its name.
  • 3.
    Metonymy example  “Theprince is the next heir to take the crown”  What is the metonymy? Correct answer: Crown  The “Crown” substitutes itself for being the next king
  • 4.
    Redneck  You've probablyheard the usage of the word "redneck" before. Well that is a metonymy.  Redneck is the substitution for a stereotypical member of the white rural working class in the Southern United States referencing the sunburned necks of the farmers from working in the fields
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  • 6.
    Synecdoche Definition  Awhole is represented by naming one of its parts, or visa versa  Origin: Greek  So, how does it differ from metonymy?
  • 7.
    Examples of synecdochefrom everyday life  “John Hancock”  “Listen, you've got to come take a look at my new set of wheels.”
  • 8.
    Synecdoche Song Example “Our Song” by Taylor Swift  Chorus: “Our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneakin' out late,
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    Works Cited "John Hancock."Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 4 July 1995. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hancock.htm>. "Metonymy V. synecdoche - Comparisons - Knewance Difference Engine." Comparisons. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. <http://www.knewance.com/comparisons/metonymy-v-synecdoche.html>. Swift, Taylor A. "Our Song." Rec. 22 Aug. 2007. Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift. Nathan Chapman, 2007. MP3. "Synecdoche." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, 2012. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/synecdoche>. "Synecdoche." Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric. Web. 25 Feb. 2012. <http://rhetoric.byu.edu/figures/S/synecdoche.htm>.