• • • • Semantic narrowing and widening (where and why? ) Skyline Cool Expedite Engine Accident Verb Diffident Vest Guy Demagogue Democrat Egregious Undertaker Disease Business Assassin Girl
Analyse the types of metonymy • • • • • The pen is mightier than the sword We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions. The White House will be announcing the decision around noon today. If we do not fill out the forms properly, the suits will be after us shortly. She's planning to serve the dish early in the evening. The cup is quite tasty. The Pentagon will be revealing the decision later on in the morning. The restaurant has been acting quite rude lately. Learn how to use your eyes properly! The library has been very helpful to the students this morning. That individual is quite the silver fox. Can you please give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs? The United States will be delivering the new product to us very soon. Saint Thomas will be coming to the soup kitchen to help out next Sunday after Mass. The Yankees have been throwing the ball really well, and they have been hitting better than they have been in the past few seasons. Let me give you a hand. The Oval Office was busy in work. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. ” Shakespeare’s “Julies Caesar” Act I.
Analyse the types of synecdoche • • • • • music is my bread and butter the United States won a gold medal in swimming. If the world is not treating you well, just figure out how you would want it to treat you. Twenty sails came into the harbor. The ship was lost with all hands. (sailors) His parents bought him a new set of wheels. (new car) He has many mouths to feed. (to look after many) White hair. (elderly people) 9/11 tragedy. White-collar criminals. All hands on deck There sits my animal guarding the door to the hen house. Give us our daily bread. He hurled the barbed weapon at the whale. The little lady in Cleveland couldn't pay her heating bill. It is sure hard to earn a dollar these days. If I had some wheels I would put on a new thread and ask for Jenny's hand in marriage.