What is the difference between rhetoric and metonymy?

The differences between symbolism and metonymy are as follows:

First of all, the concept is different:

1, metonymy is a rhetorical device.

Any method or means to make sentences more vivid, expressive and artistic can be called rhetoric.

2. Symbol is a way of expression.

Means of expression can also be called means of expression (or skills of expression), and any means or method that can make the whole or part of the article have a distinct and strong impression and achieve the artistic effect of infecting readers can be regarded as means of expression.

Second, the role is different:

1, metonymy, as a rhetorical device, is aimed at specific sentences.

Rhetoric is to enhance the expression effect of sentences in articles, mainly focusing on the modification of sentences.

2. Symbol, as a means of expression, mainly focuses on making the whole or part of the article produce effect.

Expression skills are used to enhance the expression effect of the whole or part of the article.

Third, the angle is different:

1, metonymy as a rhetorical device,

Rhetoric is used to express articles from a micro perspective.

2. Symbols as means of expression.

The technique of expression is to express the article from a macro perspective.

Fourth, the difference between concrete and abstract:

1, the "ontology" and "borrowing" in metonymy are both concrete things.

It compares one thing with another, and its object is concrete objects that people can see, hear and touch.

2. The symbolic meaning in symbols is often abstract and unpredictable.

It is to use a concrete metaphor to express a similar or similar abstract thing (concept, thought, emotion), and it never stays on a specific thing.

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