Rhetoricians give elaborate classifications of metonymies, but they are of little value to the scriptural student, since all are interpreted according to the few simple principles given in the preceding chapter.
"Companion to the Bible"
E. P. Barrows
55:12. metonymies, metaphors, and sometimes personifications-the books of the New Testament sparkle with these figures, and they are used always for effect, not empty show.
"Companion to the Bible"
E. P. Barrows