Synecdoche and Metonymy
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (11 класс) на тему

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Synecdoche/ Metonomy SYNECDOCHE and METONYMY add punch to the page.

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Synecdoche and metonymy are two very closely related devices. They deal with using a part of something, or an object closely related to something, to refer to the larger whole.

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Synecdoche and metonymy are two very closely related devices. They deal with using a part of something, or an object closely related to something, to refer to the larger whole. • The rancher boasted about how many head of cattle he owned. [synecdoche]

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Synecdoche and metonymy are two very closely related devices. They deal with using a part of something, or an object closely related to something, to refer to the larger whole. • The rancher boasted about how many head of cattle he owned. [synecdoche] • The pen is mightier than the sword. [metonymy]

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Synecdoche and metonymy are two very closely related devices. They deal with using a part of something, or an object closely related to something, to refer to the larger whole. • The rancher boasted about how many head of cattle he owned. [synecdoche] • The pen is mightier than the sword. [metonymy] • The White House answered its critics. [metonymy]

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Synecdoche and metonymy are two very closely related devices. They deal with using a part of something, or an object closely related to something, to refer to the larger whole. • The rancher boasted about how many head of cattle he owned. [synecdoche] • The pen is mightier than the sword. [metonymy] • The White House answered its critics. [metonymy] • The captain shouted, “All hands on deck.” [synecdoche]

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Synecdoche is the use of a part of something to represent the whole. The rancher certainly owned the whole cow, not just the head, and the captain wanted the entire crewmember on deck, not just the hands.

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– I’d like to have another pair of eyes look this letter over before we send it. - Dr. Randolph has finally agreed to lend his voice to our cause.

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Metonymy allows you to refer to something closely related to the actual object, and use that as a way of referring to the object itself. The White House, the residence of the President, can be used to represent the President and his or her staff. Neither the pen nor the sword have any “might,” but they can represent the persons who wield them, and what those people do.

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The thief disguised himself to hide from the law. We could not begin until the brass called us to order. Synecdoche/Metonymy

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Metonymy and synecdoche are often used—whether justly or unjustly—to skew the reader’s evaluation of the associated object or idea: Synecdoche/Metonymy

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Metonymy and synecdoche are often used—whether justly or unjustly—to skew the reader’s evaluation of the associated object or idea: • Don’t you wish the money would just let the talent do its work for a change? Synecdoche/Metonymy

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Metonymy and synecdoche are often used—whether justly or unjustly—to skew the reader’s evaluation of the associated object or idea: • Don’t you wish the money would just let the talent do its work for a change? • I’ll talk to the migraine in bed 3 as soon as I discharge the nosebleed in bed 7. Synecdoche/Metonymy

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Some metonymies and synecdoches are so common, they are no longer considered rhetorical uses: Synecdoche/Metonymy • It is becoming less and less acceptable for a business not to take plastic; gone are the days of cash only.

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Some metonymies and synecdoches are so common, they are no longer considered rhetorical uses: • It is becoming less and less acceptable for a business not to take plastic; gone are the days of cash only. • No eye could stay dry when faced with such a truth. Synecdoche/Metonymy

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Some metonymies and synecdoches are so common, they are no longer considered rhetorical uses: • It is becoming less and less acceptable for a business not to take plastic; gone are the days of cash only. • No eye could stay dry when faced with such a truth. • The press reported favorably on the event. Synecdoche/Metonymy