3:08 / Figurative Language, part 2 / Enhancements C

Similes: easy enough. Metaphors: also easy. Direct Metaphor: just like a simile. Implied Metaphor: now we’re getting complex. Hyperbole: easy again. Great for insults.

How about metonymy and Synecdoche?

“Wait, I know these,” you say. “Let me remember. I haven’t heard them since high school. Metonymy’s when a part of something represents the whole. Oh, that’s synecdoche. I don’t remember metonymy.

Don’t stress. This episode of The Write Focus will help.

• 04:10 Comparison Equations
• 07:42 Simile
• 11:35 Metaphor
• 14:05 Simile vs. Metaphor
• 16:15 Metonymy
• 17:25 Synecdoche
• 19:52 Hyperbole
• 22:49 Next Week
• 23:09 Inspiration

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