Metonymy is a figure of speech in which the term for one thing is applied to another associated with it, e.g. we say 'The White House' when we mean 'the American president', or we say that someone has 'seized the throne' when we mean that he has 'seized | Literature and literary devices

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Metonymy is a figure of speech in which the term for one thing is applied to another associated with it, e.g. we say 'The White House' when we mean 'the American president', or we say that someone has 'seized the throne' when we mean that he has 'seized

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Metonymy is a figure of speech in which the term for one thing is applied to another associated with it, e.g. we say 'The White House' when we mean 'the American president', or we say that someone has 'seized the throne' when we mean that he has 'seized power'.

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  • English First Additional Language

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  • Literature and literary devices