Question

Hello everybody! I need a huge favour! If someone is very very good at distinguishing metaphors from metonymys please leave an e-mail.I am going to send you some examples.So if anyone is willing to do it please say!

Answer 1

Please post three of four here, along with your ideas about to distinguish them. Someone will be glad to help you.

Check this article.

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/sem07.html

Answer 2

simplistically, a metaphor uses something that is not closely associated as a comparison " the leaves square danced across the courtyard".

A metonymy uses a word that is closely associated with the word. Here the word "turf" is closely associated with horse racing and is used.

Answer 3

get stars in one's eyes - metaphor or metonymy?why?

Answer 4

Are stars and eyes used interchangeably?

Answer 5

well no..is this a metaphor then?
and keep one's eyes peeled?

Answer 6

Yes. Keep one's eyes peeled is a metaphor. (We can peel apples, oranges, etc.; thankfully we can't peel eyes.)

Answer 7

OK.this is a metaphor.Now i need to specify it..I don't know what I am supposed to do