1. Metonymy & Synecdoche

2. Metonymy Greek for “change of name”
A figure of speech in which an object is not called by its own name, but a word closely associated with it
Its rhetorical purpose is to add irony, wit, and embellishments to the text as it refers to an object indirectly

3. Example of Metonymy
“He loves the bottle” – A man does not necessarily love the glass bottle, but the content in it, alcohol.

4. Example of Metonymy
“The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings” – the suits represent the businessmen of Wall Street

5. Example of Metonymy
“Plastic” represents credit cards or superficiality

6. Example of Metonymy “The pen is mightier than the sword”
Words are superior to combat. “Pen” is used to represent words, and “Sword” is used to represent battle/violence.

7. Synecdoche
Greek for “accepting a part as responsible for the whole, or vice versa.”
A figure a speech in which a PART of an object describes the whole, or the whole describes a part of something.
Rhetorically, it can be used to emphasize certain characteristics of characters, or to quickly identify something

8. Example of Synecdoche
Using the word “Wheels” when talking about a vehicle. Wheels are only a PART of the vehicle, but it is understood that the whole car is being referenced

9. Example of Synecdoche A rancher says he has “200 head of cattle”
It is understood that “head” refers to the whole animal.

10. Example of Synecdoche “Give me a hand with building this house.”
You do not really want only the person’s hand to help you; you want their whole body. It is understood that the PART of the body, the hand, represents the whole body.

11. Example of Synecdoche
Synecdoche is also being used when one substitutes a WHOLE for a part.
For example, in the Olympics, when it is said that the US has won a gold medal, what is really meant is that a small part (an individual or a team) has won a medal. In this case, the WHOLE (of the US) is used to represent the PART (the individual or group) who won.

12. METONYMY AND SYNECDOCHE VIDEO