@AnalogyAddict to Ask Lemmy • 9 months agoWhat is the term for an abstract personification? (Examples below)message-square12arrow-up136arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the term for an abstract personification? (Examples below)@AnalogyAddict to Ask Lemmy • 9 months agomessage-square12file-text
Something like “the Firm wants to hire you,” “London doesn’t like you,” or “the Company has noticed your achievements.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink41•9 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-square@AnalogyAddictOPlink3•edit-29 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.