Firkins: Emerson as the stronghold of metaphor. quotes his line from nature: metaphor of the mind. [1915, Ralph Waldo Emerson; Houghton Miflin]
Entire section in chapter “Emerson as Prose writer” on metaphor. No mention of metonymy. Does have a section on ‘condensation’–on how compact his thoughts are–but notes that each sentence is identical.
ken dauber, on not being able to read emerson–asserts metonymy is primary trope.
[grammardog guide to self-reliance]
Is Emerson known more for metaphor or metonymy?
