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Froggy Jumps MetonymyOnline version Metonymy by Munisa Tursunova 1 1. Read the sentence and choose the correct stylistic device: “Time is a thief that steals our moments.” a A) Metaphor b B) Metonymy c C) Synecdoche 2 2. “The crown refused to sign the law.” a A) The crown represents a real object. b B) The crown stands for the king or queen. c C) The crown stands for the government building. 3 “The sails disappeared over the horizon.” What does “sails” stand for? a A) Real sails b B) Ships c C) Sea waves 4 4. Identify the stylistic device: “The classroom was a zoo during break time.” a A) Synecdoche b B) Metaphor c C) Metonymy 5 5. In the phrase “The kettle is boiling,” what is actually boiling? a A) The water inside b B) The kettle itself c C) The steam 6 6. Choose the sentence with synecdoche: a A) “The suits decided to close the company.” b B) “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” c C) “The world treated her unfairly.” 7 7. Which sentence shows metonymy rather than metaphor? a A) “Hollywood loves a good scandal.” b B) “Life is a journey.” c C) “Love is a battlefield.” 8 8. “He has many mouths to feed.” — What device is used here? a A) Metaphor b B) Metonymy c C) Synecdoche 9 9. What is the main difference between metaphor and metonymy? a A) Metaphor connects things by similarity; metonymy by closeness or association. b B) Both connect things by contrast. c C) Metaphor uses exaggeration; metonymy uses irony. 10 10. Choose the sentence that contains two stylistic devices at once: “The pen is stronger than the sword.” a A) Only metaphor b B) Only metonymy c C) Both metaphor and metonymy

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Metonymy

by Munisa Tursunova

1. Read the sentence and choose the correct stylistic device: “Time is a thief that steals our moments.”

A) Metaphor

B) Metonymy

C) Synecdoche

2. “The crown refused to sign the law.”

A) The crown represents a real object.

B) The crown stands for the king or queen.

C) The crown stands for the government building.

“The sails disappeared over the horizon.” What does “sails” stand for?

A) Real sails

B) Ships

C) Sea waves

4. Identify the stylistic device: “The classroom was a zoo during break time.”

A) Synecdoche

B) Metaphor

C) Metonymy

5. In the phrase “The kettle is boiling,” what is actually boiling?

A) The water inside

B) The kettle itself

C) The steam

6. Choose the sentence with synecdoche:

A) “The suits decided to close the company.”

B) “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”

C) “The world treated her unfairly.”

7. Which sentence shows metonymy rather than metaphor?

A) “Hollywood loves a good scandal.”

B) “Life is a journey.”

C) “Love is a battlefield.”

8. “He has many mouths to feed.” — What device is used here?

A) Metaphor

B) Metonymy

C) Synecdoche

9. What is the main difference between metaphor and metonymy?

A) Metaphor connects things by similarity; metonymy by closeness or association.

B) Both connect things by contrast.

C) Metaphor uses exaggeration; metonymy uses irony.

10. Choose the sentence that contains two stylistic devices at once: “The pen is stronger than the sword.”

A) Only metaphor

B) Only metonymy

C) Both metaphor and metonymy

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by Munisa Tursunova

1. Read the sentence and choose the correct stylistic device: “Time is a thief that steals our moments.”

2. “The crown refused to sign the law.”

“The sails disappeared over the horizon.” What does “sails” stand for?

4. Identify the stylistic device: “The classroom was a zoo during break time.”

5. In the phrase “The kettle is boiling,” what is actually boiling?

6. Choose the sentence with synecdoche:

7. Which sentence shows metonymy rather than metaphor?

8. “He has many mouths to feed.” — What device is used here?

9. What is the main difference between metaphor and metonymy?

10. Choose the sentence that contains two stylistic devices at once: “The pen is stronger than the sword.”

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