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Metonymy:

an object's name is used in place of another's.

Now listen up
She's razor sharp
If she don't get her way
She'll slice you apart
Now she's cool, cool black
Moves like a cat
If you don't get her game
You might not make it back

(Pre-chorus)
She's got the look's that kill
That kill
She's got the look's that kill
That kill

(Chorus)
She's got the looks that kill

Now she's bullet-proof
Keeps her motor clean
And believe me, you
She's a number thirteen
The church strikes midnight
She's lookin' louder and louder
She's gonna turn on your juice, boy
So she turns on the power

(Motley Crue, www.lyrics.com)

In this song I am highlighting the words "she will slice you

apart," as an example of metonymy. We used this term in

everyday life without even realising it and it can be quite powerful. The woman being talk about in this particualr song cannot slice anyone in fact it would be the knife used. This statement is also symbolisme on account of the absent knife is a symbole of the unknown woman's rage and frustration.