the [German Donald Trump] ----- What is this [Figure of Speech] called ?

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HenHanna

2024-05-01 07:52:02 UTC

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        -- the Sherlock Holmes of the Art World
        -- 'the Sherlock Holmes' of police dogs
        -- the Donald Trump of Germany
                Then I had a meeting with the [German Donald Trump]
Is there a name for this [Figure of Speech] ?
                          ----------- just a special case of Metaphor?
           You got a catchy term for this in your language???
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HenHanna

2024-05-01 20:42:43 UTC

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The phrase "the German Sherlock Holmes" isn't a specific figure of speech itself. However, it does employ a couple of common ones:

Metonymy: This refers to using a related thing to represent something else. Here, "German" is used to represent someone who is similar to Sherlock Holmes but might be a fictional character specific to Germany.

Apposition: This refers to placing two nouns or noun phrases side-by-side to identify or rename each other. In this case, "the German Sherlock Holmes" renames "the German" to a specific kind of detective character.

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Epithet (possible): "German Sherlock Holmes" describes the character by nationality and archetype.

More typical Epithet: "The German Holmes" (shorter, emphasizes detective aspect)

Bebercito

2024-05-02 04:38:16 UTC

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Yes, it's an antonomasia.

Post by HenHanna

                          ----------- just a special case of Metaphor?
           You got a catchy term for this in your language???
___________________________
Meet Frauke Petry, the Donald Trump of Germany
https://www.newsweek.com › World › Germany
             Meet Frauke Petry, the Donald Trump of Germany. By Yardena
Schwartz On 03/09/17 at 8:00 AM EST. 03_17_Germany_02. Petry campaigned
in 2016 elections on a ...
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          Oct 9, 2018 — A raft of headlines invites us to “Meet the
Donald Trump of Germany”—or of Canada, Indonesia, or Russia. Many of
these headlines have the ...
___________________________
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https://news.artnet.com › art-world-archives › im-the-do...
             May 6, 2019 — The abstract painter Sean Scully shows a
mind-boggling degree of self-regard in a new BBC film about his life,
our columnist writes.
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https://www.overstockart.com › blog › meet-the-sherlock...
         May 8, 2015 — Real-life detective, Christopher Marinello seeks
out and recovers stolen art on a truly grand scale. Marinello, born and
raised in Brooklyn New ...
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https://news.sky.com › story › china-clones-sherlock-ho...
             Mar 20, 2019 — Scientists in China have cloned what they
call the "Sherlock Holmes of police dogs" in a bid to cut training times
and costs.

HenHanna

2024-05-02 07:28:02 UTC

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Post by Bebercito

Post by HenHanna
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Yes, it's an antonomasia.

Post by HenHanna

----------- just a special case of Metaphor?

omg... you're right... Thank you!

antonomasia

an·to·no·ma·sia /anˌtänəˈmāZHə/ noun RHETORIC

the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g., the Bard for Shakespeare).

the use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g., a Scrooge for a miser).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antonomasia

HenHanna

2024-05-03 18:09:38 UTC

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Post by Bebercito

Post by HenHanna
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Yes, it's an antonomasia.

Post by HenHanna

----------- just a special case of Metaphor?

omg... you're right... Thank you!
      antonomasia
an·to·no·ma·sia   /anˌtänəˈmāZHə/    noun RHETORIC
       the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g.,
the Bard for Shakespeare).
        the use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g., a
Scrooge for a miser).
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antonomasia

Thank you, again.. ...

alt. spelling. Antinomasia — (aka?) Nominatio; Pronominatio; Surnamer.

Quintilian points out the similarity to Synecdoche.