OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film | "What is Metonymy?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers @SWLF | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 1 minute ago
What does the literary term "metonymy" mean? How does metonymy differ from other kinds of figurative language such a metaphor and synecdoche? Professor Peter Betjemann answers these question using examples from everyday life and Emily Dickinson's poem "I taste a liquor never brewed." The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to properly metonyms and to analyze their structure and purpose.

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Timestamps
0:00 Metaphor vs Metonymy
1:01 Metonymy Defined
1:44 Metonymy Examples
2:38 Interpreting Metonymy

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