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title: "metonymy, metaphor and simile"
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# metonymy, metaphor and simile

> Good night, friends!) i had not access to the internet , that is why i am going to send my blog abou...

Good night, friends!)

i had not access to the internet , that is why i am going to send my blog about metonymy just now...

Last week we talked about metonymy. And from past lessons we got information about metaphor and simile. I drew up a table that will help you visualize the differences and common features of these figures of speech:

![metonymy, metaphor and simile](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/meiramgul_m/e2210HMuihFa3cHRd1P9RwlmrklCn0.jpg)

Both **metonymy and metaphor involve the substitution** of one term for another. In metaphor, this substitution is *based on some specific analogy between* two things, wheares in metonymy the substitution is *based on some understood association or contiguity.*

*I found one interesting and useful video about metonymy and synecdoche and advise you to watch it here:*

*http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/synecdoche-vs-metonymy-definitions-examples.html#lesson*

*thank you for attention)*

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