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2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. Sublime: Badfish

6. Synecdoche Definition
 A whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or
visa versa
 Origin: Greek
 So, how does it differ from metonymy?

7. Examples of synecdoche from
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,

9. 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>.