What type of figurative language is used when the container is named to designate the contents, as in 'he drank the cup'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Metonymy
- Step 1: Metonymy is a figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it. Using container for contained ('cup' for the liquid within) represents a foundational classical metonymic relation. Answer: Metonymy. Why not the others: "Personification" endows inanimate objects, forces, or abstract concepts with human attributes; "Allegorical narrative" extends a symbolic metaphor across an entire fictional text or character arc; "Synesthesia blend" fuses different sensory modalities, such as describing a sound as 'bright' or 'sweet'.
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