Metonymy or Synecdoche?- Herr 8th ELA
Name: _______________________________________________ Class: _________________
Use the letters of M or S to identify each sentence.
______ 1. Sweden today reports a dire shortage of lutefisk.
______ 2. When I am done with this article, I plan to hit the bottle.
______ 3. Bow to my flourishing, dubious crown.
______ 4. There are over fifty head of cattle in that strange and wild herd.
______ 5. Immediately after the robbery, the law arrived at the scene of the crime.
______ 6. The pen is mightier than the sword.
______ 7. Kiara ended up getting a fancy set of wheels for her birthday.
______ 8. The hired hands roped two mustangs on our ranch yesterday.
______ 9. If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it.
______ 10. When the bell rings, you’d better get your rear end to Mrs. Dennington’s.
Applying metonymy and synecdoche:
Create two new sentences, one for metonymy and one for synecdoche.
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