Metonymy is a figure of speech used in which a thing or concept is called by the name of something intimately associated with that thing.
Stealing my breath of life-- is a metonymy because breath is representing the last moment of life. Breath is usually closely associated with life, so it is used as a metonymy here.
(3rd line of "America")
Stealing my breath of life-- is a metonymy because breath is representing the last moment of life. Breath is usually closely associated with life, so it is used as a metonymy here.
(3rd line of "America")