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Littérature - Figure de Style

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais liés à des dispositifs stylistiques tels que « allégorie », « métaphore » et « paradoxe ».

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a story, poem, etc. in which the characters and events are used as symbols to convey moral or political lessons

allégorie

allégorie

Ex: The children 's book uses allegory to teach lessons about friendship and teamwork through a story about a group of animals working together .

the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the words in a verse or sentence, used as a literary device

allitération

allitération

Ex: The advertising sloganalliteration made it memorable and catchy .

a statement that implies or indirectly mentions something or someone else, especially as a literary device

allusion

allusion

Ex: The poetallusion to Icarus served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of overambition and hubris .
pun
[nom]

a clever or amusing use of words that takes advantage of the multiple meanings or interpretations that it has

jeu de mots, calembour

jeu de mots, calembour

a figure of speech in which two ideas or concepts are arranged in parallel clauses, words, or sentences to express a contrast

antithèse

antithèse

Ex: " Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country " - John F. Kennedy antithesis to make a patriotic appeal .
simile
[nom]

a word or phrase that compares two things or people, highlighting the similarities, often introduced by 'like' or 'as'

comparaison

comparaison

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

métaphore

métaphore

a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole or vice versa

synecdoque

synecdoque

a literary device where human qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-human entities, objects, or ideas

personnification

personnification

paradox
[nom]

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paradoxe

paradoxe

motif
[nom]

a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work

thème

thème

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

assonance

assonance

Ex: His writing style assonance to add harmony to his prose .

a word that mimics the sound it represents

onomatopée

onomatopée

Ex: The use onomatopoeia adds vividness and immediacy to descriptive writing .

a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to show disorder or chaos

cacophonie

cacophonie

mockery expressed through words or actions in a biting or sarcastic manner

dérision

dérision

the act of giving a clue of the future events to the audience in advance while narrating a story

préfiguration

préfiguration

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

hyperbole

hyperbole

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or contrasting terms to create a unique expression

oxymoron

oxymoron

rhyme
[nom]

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

rime

rime

rhythm
[nom]

a strong repeated pattern of musical notes or sounds

rhythme

rhythme

zeugma
[nom]

the use of a word with two senses each of which apply to a different word in a sentence, as a figure of speech

zeugma

zeugma

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