ENG Stylistics
Assignment 3 (5 points)
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The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of metaphor and metonymy as forms of figurative language.
Answer the following question. (5 Points)
Determine whether each of the following statements is an example of a metaphor or a metonymy? If it is a metaphor,
specify the source domain and the target domain in this metaphor. If it is a metonymy, specify the associated concepts in this metonymy (part and whole, producer and produced, institution and its location and so on.)
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1- Laughter is the music of the soul.
2- His words cut deeper than a knife.
3- The pen is mightier than the sword.
4- Books are the keys to your imagination.
5- Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
6- The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.
7- Can you give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs?
8- The team needs some new blood if it’s going to win next season.
9- The White House will be making an announcement around noon today.
10- I couldn’t understand them because they spoke in their mother tongue.
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