AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat is the term for an abstract personification? (Examples below)message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the term for an abstract personification? (Examples below)AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
Something like “the Firm wants to hire you,” “London doesn’t like you,” or “the Company has noticed your achievements.”
minus-squarelemmy_in@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up40·11 months agoThe term is metonym. It is when you use a characteristic or associated attribute of a thing as the name of that thing. A classic example would be “the crown” when talking about the monarch or “The Whitehouse” when talking about the president.
minus-squareAnalogyAddict@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoOh, this is a great word. Thanks! I just went down a huge rabbit hole of synecdoche vs metonym, and I doubt I’ll forget either term soon.
The term is metonym. It is when you use a characteristic or associated attribute of a thing as the name of that thing. A classic example would be “the crown” when talking about the monarch or “The Whitehouse” when talking about the president.
Oh, this is a great word. Thanks! I just went down a huge rabbit hole of synecdoche vs metonym, and I doubt I’ll forget either term soon.