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

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

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

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

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

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

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

assonance
a word that mimics the sound it represents

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

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

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

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

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