ESA PEDIA: Metaphor vs. Metonymy
Hi fellas! ESA FKIP Universitas Riau is here again to share one more meaningful reading material that will broaden your understanding of language and its beauty. This time, we’re exploring a fascinating topic that often sparks curiosity among language learners — Metaphor vs. Metonymy. Both are figures of speech that color the way we think and express ideas, yet they work in very different ways. As this series reaches its conclusion, let’s take a closer look at how these two concepts reflect the creativity and depth of human language, and how they continue to influence the way we speak, write, and understand meaning. What Are Metaphor and Metonymy? A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one is the other, based on similarity. It helps us express abstract or complex ideas through something more familiar and concrete. For example, when we say “Time is a thief,” we don’t mean that time literally steals, but we compare it to a thief because both take s...