artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish. shy; modest. showing reluctance, especially when insincere or affected, to reveal one’s plans or opinions, make a commitment, or take a stand: The mayor was coy about his future political aspirations.

“Quaint honour” is a quote from a poem by Andrew Marvel: “To His Coy Mistress”, the one that begins “Had we but world enough and time”. If you haven’t already guessed, it means virginity: in the play’s case, male virginity and more specifically male-on-male.

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The poem challenges religious ideas. He speaks of making the most of life because “yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity”. He is suggesting that there is nothing after life – so waiting and resisting urges in life is pointless.

behavior in which someone is or pretends to be shy, or like a child: The extreme shyness he encountered when they were dating was not coyness.Il y a 6 jours

The Iron Gates of Life The image of iron gates evokes something closed off behind an imposing barrier. Carrying through with the theme of the final stanza, it is an obstacle the lovers must actively overcome to enjoy the pleasures of life.

For what is “sun” a metonymy? The sun is a metonymy for time and, therefore, death, which approaches with the passing of time. The speaker argues that, if he and his mistress cannot avoid death, they should live life to the fullest and force death to catch up to them.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which, most often, a part of something is used to refer to its whole. For example, “The captain commands one hundred sails” is a synecdoche that uses “sails” to refer to ships—ships being the thing of which a sail is a part.

Metonymy is the use of a linked term to stand in for an object or concept. Sometimes metonymy is chosen because it’s a well-known characteristic of the concept. A famous example is, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” from Edward Bulwer Lytton’s play Richelieu.

The image that contrasts with the image of the distance between the Ganges and the Humber is in the third section: the speaker and his mistress curling up into one ball. This also possibly contrasts the speaker complaining about his mistress’ distance or her coyness.

The poet urges her to “carpe diem” or “seize the day”. 10) What might acting on physical desire symbolize for the author? Acting on physical desire means being truly alive for him.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that refers to a part of something is substituted to stand in for the whole, or vice versa. For example, the phrase “all hands on deck” is a demand for all of the crew to help, yet the word “hands”—just a part of the crew—stands in for the whole crew.

Here are some examples of metonymy:

• Crown. (For the power of a king.)
• The White House. (Referring to the American administration.)
• Dish. (To refer an entire plate of food.)
• The Pentagon. (For the Department of Defense and the offices of the U.S. Armed Forces.)
• Pen.
• Sword – (For military force.)
• Hollywood.
• Hand.

: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”)

“Lend me your ears” and “give me a hand”? These are examples of metonymy, because they are standing in for something related to their word. You are not asking for their literal ear or hand, just for their attention and service.

A familiar Shakespearean example is Mark Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar in which he asks of his audience: “Lend me your ears.” Metonymy is closely related to synecdoche, the naming of a part for the whole or a whole for the part, and is a common poetic device.

Pay attention, listen, as in “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 3:2). This idiom may be obsolescent. [ Late 1300s]

Explanation: Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part of something is used for the whole or vice versa. Therefore lend me your ears is a synecdoche because in lending the ears the person is using part of the body to give the person making the statement his/her full attention.

Synecdoches allow speakers to emphasize certain parts of a whole, highlighting their importance by substituting them for the whole. They also draw attention to the power of associative and referential thinking, as readers automatically understand that a part can stand for the whole and vice versa.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech referring to when a part of something is used to refer to the whole, such as in the phrase “all hands on deck,” where “hands” are people. ‘Synecdoche’ is when a part of something is used to refer to the whole. ‘Metonymy’ is when something is used to represent something related to it.

Types of Figures of Speech

• Simile.
• Metaphor.
• Personification.
• Paradox.
• Understatement.
• Metonymy.
• Apostrophe.
• Hyperbole.

23 Common Figures of Speech (Types and Examples)

• SIMILE. In simile two unlike things are explicitly compared.
• METAPHOR. It is an informal or implied simile in which words like, as, so are omitted.
• PERSONIFICATION.
• METONYMY.
• APOSTROPHE.
• HYPERBOLE.
• SYNECDOCHE.
• TRANSFERRED EPITHETS.