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Read the passage snippet below and complete the analytical statement by identifying the specific figure of speech used.

"The crown issued an urgent decree requiring all provincial governors to raise troops."

In the sentence above, the word "crown" is substituted for the ruling monarch or royal government based on a close association. The figure of speech exemplified here is {{blank_1}}.

Answer:Read the passage snippet below and complete the analytical statement by identifying the specific figure of speech used.

"The crown issued an urgent decree requiring all provincial governors to raise troops."

In the sentence above, the word "crown" is substituted for the ruling monarch or royal government based on a close association. The figure of speech exemplified here is 【metonymy】.

Answer

The figure of speech exemplified is metonymy.
Metonymy is a trope in which a concept or entity is called by the name of something closely associated with it. In this context, the crown is an established symbol of royal authority.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Examine how the word "crown" functions in the sentence.
The word "crown" physically denotes a monarch's headpiece, but here it represents the monarch or royal government itself.
Identifying the relationship between the literal object and the conceptual entity it represents is required to classify the trope.
2
Match the specific relationship to the literary term.
Using an attribute or closely related symbol (crown) to represent an entity (the sovereign) is the defining characteristic of metonymy.
Metonymy relies on logical, symbolic, or contextual association rather than physical part-whole relationships or direct comparison.

Key Concept

Metonymy
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