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Main features of metaphor and metonymy are?

I am doing a work on similarities and diferences of metaphor and metonymy so I needed o know more about them.
Question asked by: vecka86

Asked on: 25 May 2009

A metaphor is something that uses objects or similar to illustrate a point but is not to be taken literally, for instance "he has the heart of a lion" to show someone who is big hearted which means that they are courageous.
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Replied at: 26 May 2009
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Then what is metonymy
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Date of comment: Thu, Apr 4th 2013

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