Identifying A Metonomy Vs. A Metaphor
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Directions: Write whether the phrase is a metonymy or a metaphor. ***A metonymy is often confused with a metaphor.
Questions and Answers
- 1.He writes a fine hand.
- A.
Metonymy
- B.
Metaphor
- 2.She is the true angel in my life.
- A.
Metonymy
- B.
Metaphor
- 3.She is the shoulder I always cry on.
- A.
Metonymy
- B.
Metaphor
- 4.As the bullet pierced his chest, I watched the life flow out of him.
- A.
Metonymy
- B.
Metaphor
- 5.He is a snake in the grass.
- A.
Metonymy
- B.
Metaphor
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