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detective | 16:44 Mon 17th Jul 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Which figure of speech describes phrases like Buckingham Palace has announced it will issue a statement tomorrow in which something, ie the Queen is replaced by something closely associated with it, ie Buckingham Palace.
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Analogy?
17:20 Mon 17th Jul 2006
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It's metonymy.
17:53 Mon 17th Jul 2006
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Metonymy, yes, but I think it could also be personification. In this example, an inanimate object (palace), performs a task normally reserved for humans (announcement).
14:31 Tue 18th Jul 2006
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In a very general sense I guess it could be called personification - but the unique relationship between the Palace and the Queen it represents makes it metonymy.
15:19 Tue 18th Jul 2006
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13:46 Tue 25th Jul 2006

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