Assignment #4 Understanding Metonymy and Metaphor

• What is metaphor? Give example from the reading.  A metaphor is a descriptive word or phrase that is given to an object that is different from; however literally applicable to the object to suggest a resemblance. An example of a metaphor from the reading is a perfume marketing ad. Scent and image are connected through a similarity.
• What is metonymy? Give example from the reading. Metonymy is when a word or phrase  that represents an object is functionally replaced with a word or phrase that represents one of its properties or something associated with it.  An example of metonymy is the Nike brand symbol (the swish) being used to represent a series of athletic champions and heroes.
• How did you apply the concepts of metaphor or metonymy? How well did you apply them? Give an example from your presentation of information. I feel that I used the idea of metonymy fairly well in my presentation. For example, a heart made out of pawprints is referring to a man's best friend.  However, I really did not include any metaphors in my presentation.
• Review 3 of your peers presentation of information and  identify a good example of Metonymy and Metaphor. Take a screen shot of the example upload it to your blog and explain why it is a good example. 

Example of Metonymy: I feel that this is a good example because when I look at this image it is representing the idea of STEM. It represents all the unique parts of Science, Technology, Enginnering, and Mathematics.

Example of Metaphor: I feel that this is a good example of a metaphor because she is comparing the golgi body to a post office because the job of a golgi body is to pack, modify, and sort, which is very similar to the job of a post office.