1. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE REVIEW PUN METONYMY SYNECDOCHE
Interactive Quiz created by Nancy Roberts Garrity at St. John Fisher School
PUN
METONYMY
SYNECDOCHE
“A dog not only has a
fur coat, but also pants.”
“Busy hands worked in the kitchen.”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
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2. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE REVIEW compiled by Nancy Roberts Garrity
Figurative language is writing or speech not intended to be taken literally. Some commonly used figures of speech are pun, synecdoche, and metonymy. You will see examples of these in this exercise.
A pun is using a word or words that have more than one meaning. It is sometimes called “a play on words.” Some examples are: “A bicycle can’t stand alone because it is two-tired” and “A chicken crossing a road is poultry in motion.”
A synecdoche is a unique type of metaphor that uses a part to represent or suggest the whole. For example in “Our class brain always has all the correct answers,” we identify the smartest student in the class by using the word brain. This is a synecdoche because “brain” represents a part of the whole person.
A metonymy is a unique type of metaphor in which something is named that replaces something closely related to it. In metonymy, one thing is said when another thing is meant. For example in “Let’s take this problem to City Hall,” City Hall refers to the people in the local city government rather than the building itself.

3. Our social studies teacher said that his globe means the world to him.
pun
synecdoche
metonymy

4. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

5. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

6. pun synecdoche metonymy
Immediately after the robbery, the law arrived at the scene of the crime.
pun
synecdoche
metonymy

7. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

8. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

9. one vast, substantial smile.
In came Mrs. Fezziwig,
one vast, substantial smile.
metonymy
pun
synecdoche

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11. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

12. Let’s buy one hundred head of cattle.
metonymy
synecdoche
pun

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14. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

15. A watched pot never boils.
metonymy
synecdoche
pun

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17. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

18. pun synecdoche metonymy
Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a knight mare.
pun
synecdoche
metonymy

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20. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

21. The soldiers displayed much loyalty to our stars and stripes.
pun
synecdoche
metonymy

22. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

23. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

24. Busy hands worked in the office.
synecdoche
pun
metonymy

25. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

26. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

27. The principle part of a horse is the mane, of course.
metonymy
pun
synecdoche

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29. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

30. The room was filled with smiling faces.
pun
metonymy
synecdoche

31. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

32. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

33. He said that he was working hard, but he was hardly working.
pun
metonymy
synecdoche

34. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

35. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

36. The White House announced that the president would soon visit Japan.
synecdoche
metonymy
pun

37. OH NO! TRY AGAIN!

38. GREAT JOB!!
KEEP MOOVING!

39. FANTASTIC JOB!!
YOU'RE FINISHED!