Metonymy
Metonymy ("met-AH-na-mee") is the rhetorical or metaphorical substitution of a one thing
for another based on their association or proximity.
Examples: a monarch is not the same thing as a crown, but we
often refer to the monarch as "the crown" because the two are
associated. ???
From the Guide to Literary Terms by Jack Lynch.
Please send comments to jlynch@andromeda.rutgers.edu.
Note: This guide is still in the early stages of development. Bear with me.