PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012There are three special kinds ofmetaphor: Simile Metonymy SynecdocheA simile is a metaphor which helps the readerknow that an unusual comparison is made, usuallyby including words like “like” or “as”.The teacher was a dictator.The student was on another planet.The teacher was like a dictator.It was as if the student was on another planet.Metonymy is a metaphor where something closelyrelated replaces the thing actually meant.The teacher’s policies were strict.The student wasn’t listening to the instructions.The teacher’s policies were stiff.The student was deaf to the instructions.Synecdoche is a metaphor where a part ofsomething represents the whole thingSpeaking in the dialect is forbidden in school.The student government president was late.The laborers worked all month to build the palace.The mother tongue is forbidden in school.The student government head was late.The hands worked all month to build the palace.Personification is when you give humancharacteristics to nonhuman things:The tree’s leaves fell to the ground.The computer was malfunctioning.The television turned off due to a brownout.The tree cried its leaves.The computer was stubborn.The television died due to a brownout.Apostrophe is speaking to someone orsomething that is not listening:“Oh my cellphone, why do you not ring?”“Death, you defeat all people eventually.”“Mother Earth, forgive us for our abuse.”2