Flashcard sets with a 'metonymy' term meaning 'a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of washington for the united states government or of the sword for military power.'

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1-6 of 6Flashcard sets with a 'metonymy' term meaning 'a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of washington for the united states government or of the sword for military power.'
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1Tropes 1by courtwalk8 termsSeptember 10, 2008
2Common Figures of Speech & Poetic Devicesby Lucanio13 termsMay 2, 2009
3English Honors Poetry Termsby soccerrabbit2529 termsJune 18, 2009
4Literary termsby millerchs17 termsMarch 15, 2009
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5EnglishWordsby objectivist391 termsFebruary 6, 2007
6Vocabularyby xfilesdvm24 termsMarch 17, 2009
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