https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms Instructions: 1) Post your name and period. 2) Find one example of Metonymy and one example of synecdoche. 3) Explain the difference between metonymy and synecdoche. If needed, you may review our mini-lesson (link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tRX3Xf6avR6GslEyUArwXUReteCAALeiKRh9uSxI2zI/edit?usp=sharing ) en-us 2017-12-21 13:47:28 UTC 2025-11-29 16:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4f1.png cvalledor https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/217699421 Your examples (2 in total): 
Your explanation: 

]]> 2017-12-21 13:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/217699421 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899851971 Metonymy: He is a man of a thousand soldiers 

Synecdoche: They have too many mouths to feed 

1. The combatant is very strong and fights like a 1000 soldiers all in one rather than actually being a thousand people. 

2. The people have to feed various people and not their mouths. ]]> 2021-11-18 15:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899851971 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899855654 Metonymy: Hollywood has been releasing a lot of science fiction movies in recent years.

Hollywood is a literal place in Los Angeles, but is commonly associated with celebrities, movie-making, and entertainment.

Synecdoche: Lend me your ears for a moment.

A person isn't literally asking for your ears. Your ears are just a PART of your WHOLE BODY. What they are actually asking is for you to listen to what they are saying.]]> 2021-11-18 15:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899855654 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899857069 Synecdoche: the captain commands one hundred sails.
Metonymy: keep your eye on the ball
A) The captains wants one hundred sailboats but since sails is a part of sailboats he refers to them to just sails.
B) the eye means to give all undivided attention to]]> 2021-11-18 15:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899857069 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899861744 Metonymy: The office was busy in work

 The workers had a lot of work to do in the office.

Synecdoche: Give us this day our daily bread.

The word "bread" represents food in general, it means give us the food of the day. ]]> 2021-11-18 15:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899861744 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899862446 1. Metonymy: We shall be loyal to the crown.

It refers to being loyal to the so called king they have.

2. Synecdoche: How much bread do you currently have in your account?

]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899862446 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863124 Metonymy-The White house declared that we are at war with Mars.

Synecdoche-If life was a camara I'D have the lens cap on .]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863124 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863282 Metonymy: The crown is in charge of that. 
When they talk about they mean power of the Royalty rather than the object.

Synecdoche: All hands on deck.
When this phrase is used it means that they need everyone in the crew to help.

]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863282 america29265 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863706 Metonymy: White house declared

Instead of saying the President declared

Synecdoche: If life were a camera, I'd have a lens cap on]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863706 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863815 Metonymy: all eyes on me

eyes refer to people
(i dont know if this is right?)

Synecdoche: do you like my new wheels?

wheels are part of the whole which is the car


]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899863815 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899864436
Metonymy: The kitchen is coming along nicely


Synecdoche: A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, He’s in good hands.
The boy being ¨in good hands¨ does no t literally mean only hands. It represents him being in good care from the nurses and doctors]]> 2021-11-18 15:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899864436 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865056 Synecdoche: What's the headcount for next week's party?
Head would mean people
Metonymy: Money just walked in.
Money would be referring to a wealth person]]> 2021-11-18 15:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865056 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865089 Metonymy: We will swear loyalty to the crown.

- Swearing loyalty to the King and Queen not the actual crown.

Synecdoche: The captain commands 100 sails.

- Sails refers to ships; sails are a part of a ship.]]> 2021-11-18 15:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865089 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865774 Metonymy/  
Synecdoche/  
Metonomy and Synecdoche are like opposite to each other.  
Metonomy is used to represent something related.
Synedoche is something is used that relates as a whole  ]]> 2021-11-18 15:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865774 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865816 Synedoche:Keep an eye out for me?

Metonymy:My father passed 2 years ago

]]> 2021-11-18 15:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899865816 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899867041 metonymy: the track for horse racing.



Synecdoche: as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).]]> 2021-11-18 15:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899867041 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899868727 Metonymy: It breaks my heart.
Heart represents your emotions.

Synecdoche: Two heads are better than one.
Your head is a part of your whole body.]]> 2021-11-18 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899868727 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899874974 Synecdoche: She showed off her new wheels-uses wheels to refer to an automobile.
Metonymy: The white house]]> 2021-11-18 15:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899874974 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899875442 Metonymy:
The Dish was amazing. 
Dish. (To refer an entire plate of food.)

Synecdoche: "All hands on deck!" is a part-to-whole synecdoche of this sort because "hands" stand in for the sailors of which they are physically a part.

]]> 2021-11-18 15:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899875442 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899879643 Metonymy: We will swear loyalty to the crown.

"Crown" refers to the the king, meaning the king will receive loyalty.

Synecdoche: Let's go to the movies.

The word "movies" is a whole word that represents a specific movie theatre.]]> 2021-11-18 15:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899879643 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899886120 Metonymy: England decide to keep checking on immigration.

England refers to the english government.

Synecdoche: I have four mouths to feed at home

Mouths refers to people]]> 2021-11-18 15:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899886120 eury311500 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899895628 Metonymy: Just take an advil if your sick

Synecdoche: He has shed enough blood

]]> 2021-11-18 15:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1899895628 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900195413 Metonymy: An example of Metonymy is refering New York to "The Big Apple"," The Empire State", "The City That Never Sleeps", and "The City Of Dreams"

Synecdoche: "The captain commands one hundred sails" i]]> 2021-11-18 17:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900195413 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900195738 Metonymy: The White House (this is referring to the American administration.)

Synecdoche: The word "boots" refers to soldiers

]]> 2021-11-18 17:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900195738 paulina29180 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900198932 Metonymy: We will swear loyalty to the crown

Synecdoche: Can I buy you a glass

glass refers to a drink]]> 2021-11-18 17:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900198932 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900200441
Synecdoche : I have four mouths to feed at home.
Four mouths referring to 4 people 

Metonomy:He is studying Shakespeare.
Shakespeare referring to his novels

]]> 2021-11-18 17:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900200441 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205342 Metonymy: The White House declared we are at war with Mars.
When usually stating "The White House" it means the president of the United States.

Synecdoche: The strings were praised for their high performance. 
It means that the violinists were praised for their high performance, not exactly the strings.]]> 2021-11-18 17:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205342 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205427 Metonymy: The crown has absolute power in the Middle Ages.

Synecdoche: I got too many mouths to feed.

1. The crown represents the power of the king.

2. Mouths represents the people.]]> 2021-11-18 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205427 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205685 metonomy: pass me the klennex ( pass me the tissues)

synecdoche: all hands on deck ( everyone must help)]]> 2021-11-18 17:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900205685 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900206973 Metonymy: The crown is on the move to Balmoral Castle 

The crown being the royals, are traveling from one place to another 

Synecdoche: We need to get boots on the ground to help with the recovery effort.

The boots are soldiers, as boots are part of a soldiers uniform ]]> 2021-11-18 17:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900206973 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900207822 Metonymy: we will swear loyalty to the crown  
synecdoche: theres too many mouths to feed. 
 
1. "crown" refers to the position of being king or queen. 
2. "mouths" is only part of a human. when they say they have mouths to feed it refers to the people ]]> 2021-11-18 17:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900207822 https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900216674 Metonymy: The dish is delicious.
Dish refers to an entire plate of food.

Synecdoche: The captain commands 100 sails.
The sails refer to the ships. They are a part of the ship.]]> 2021-11-18 17:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvalledor/ms/wish/1900216674