Examples

Example #1: __Julius Caesar__ Marc Antony: //“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears” (William Shakespear's __Julius Caesar)__.// Not asking them to lend their ears, but to give him their attention. Marc Antony and Shakespear's purpose of using this metonymy was to make Marc Antony seem likable to the people of Rome, who had just heard the persausive speech of Brutus. His connection with the audience allows him to gain their respect and admiration, and ultimately their opinions against Brutus.

Example #2: __To Kill A Mockingbird__

Atticus Finch: //"With the court's permission?" (As he takes off his coat and vest//) //(Harper Lee)// He is referring not to the court itself, but to the judge, jury, and the law itself. The author's purpose was to show Atticus' professionalism even with an informal action. This shows how devoted he is to the case, despite it's verdict seeming hopeless. Example #3: __Lord of the Flies__ The name given to the boy Phil: Piggy. He is referred to as another object because of his pudginess. The author's purpose for this is to immediatly degrade the boy by giving him an embarassing name. This promptly puts him in the lowest position of the tribe and makes him an easy target to be picked on and later killed.