If this is so, then the OP's example is both. The entry for synecdoche is no different: "A synecdoche is a class of metonymy," (A: "It this animal a cat or a mammal?") "Mimesis is a term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a wide range of meanings, including imitatio, imitation, nonsensuous similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, the act of resembling, and the presentation of the self." "The concept is distinct from those of an adage, brocard, chiasmus, epigram, maxim (legal or philosophical), principle, proverb, and saying some of these concepts are types of aphorism." Many of the actual entries for the terms in both sections commence with such caveats as If Caesar had said anything at all at this point, it would have been a very different play, I think.įigure of speech - Wikipedia: this contains a list of 91 "schemes" and 116 "tropes". Perhaps we should just call them metaphors. If you think the person's hands are part of this, it is synecdoche if you do not, it is metonymy. What "good" refers to is the care that the person gives. A person might be good, but not be any good at looking after the boy. It does not even refer to a good person, not really. What does it refer to? Certainly not the hands the speaker is not talking about a manicure. In "the boy is in good hands", the clue is in the word "good". But at this moment, all he wants them to do is to shut up. Mark Antony isn't interested in their ears what he wants at that moment is their attention (the crowd are busy chattering away among themselves following Brutus' speech), and of course his aim is to win their minds. "Lend me your ears" is a little more remote than that. When you ask someone to lend you a hand, you do indeed want one of their hands, and often the other hand as well, and the rest of their body. However, "lend me your ears" is based on what is usually synecdoche. Click to expand.If Caesar had said anything at all at this point, it would have been a very different play, I think.įor what it's worth, I regard both as metonymy.
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