Lu Jing
Abstract
English language is rich in rhetoric devices and figure of speech is the one frequently used in both literature works and teaching materials. Simile, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche all belong to this category. This article analyzes the similarities and differences between them.
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English language is rich in rhetoric devices and figure of speech is the one frequently used in both literature works and teaching materials. Simile, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche all belong to this category. This article analyzes the similarities and differences between them.
Key concepts: Simile, Synecdoche, Metonymy, Figure of speech, Metaphor, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Psychology