# Binders full of women with mighty pens: What is metonymy

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The piece explains forms of metonymy and shows how metonymic connections shape imagery, inference, and public discourse.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 14 December 2013

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2013/12/binders-full-of-women-with-mighty-pens-what-is-metonymy/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 14 December 2013
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: metonymy, metaphor, figurative-language, reasoning.

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