This question is based on General Literary Principles. The stylistic device that uses the name...

LITERATURE
JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The stylistic device that uses the name of one thing to describe another is called a

  • A. synonym
  • B. metonym
  • C. mataphor
  • D. antonym

Correct Answer: B. metonym



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