Write 3-4 metonymies that represent a friend.

The practice in this discussion will encourage you to think about the mechanics of figures of speech and rhetorical devices more closely. Both techniques usually just happen. But by focusing on these fundamentals your awareness of them will increase, which should result in increased use in your prose. Start using figures of speech and rhetorical devices more consciously moving forward, both in this class and outside of it.
Part of what we are doing in this discussion is resisting the forces of cliché by tinkering with language to turn the trite expression into an insightful one. As you compose and revise your Creative Nonfiction project find opportunities to enliven your prose with figures of speech and rhetorical devices.
For each of the following instructions, complete different versions and compose or paste each all at once in a single post to this discussion.
Often a first attempt at a metaphor isn’t as strong as the later versions, so keep pushing your imagination with additional examples.
1. Fill in the blank in the sentence below to write a simile that avoids cliché: The clouds approached the town like ______
2. Write 3-4 metaphors that describe how you felt when you woke up this morning.
3. Write 3-4 metonymies that represent a friend. To help get you started: think of something distinctive about your friend, maybe a signature part of their style. You could do this for several friends.
4. Write 3-4 examples of meiosis that describe a low point in your week.
5. Take 2-3 different sentences from one of your discussions, exercises, or projects from class and revise it using anaphora.
6. Take 2-3 different sentences from one of your discussions, exercises, or projects from class and revise it using epistrophe.
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