Les figures de style Flashcards
Le comparaison
French: Une comparaison entre deux êtres ou deux choses
English: The comparison between two things.
example: such as, like, similar to, resemble
La métaphore
French: fait directement référence à une chose en en mentionnant une autre
English: It is an implied connection, and does not have words like the comparison(there is not “such as, like, etc”)
Example: Life is a highway, Her eyes were diamonds, He is a shining star
L’énumération
French: le développement d’idées en énumérant les différents éléments.
English: development of ideas by listing the various things.(to list items in order)
Example: At the store, I bought salt, pepper, flour, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon
La personnification
French: donner des caractéristiques et des traits humains à des animaux ou a des choses.
English: giving human characteristics to animals or objects/things
Example: “The sun smiled down on us.”, ‘The story jumped off the page.”
L’hyperbole
French: amplifier (agrandir) la réalité
English: An exaggeration
Example: I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse, My feet are killing me.
L’onomatopée
French: De mots qui suggère par imitation des sons la chose dénommée.
English: imitation of sounds the thing named.
Example: “boom, snap, crackle”
La gradation
English: staircase going up or down of ideas
Example: La gradation ascendante : « Il a montré un courage, un sang froid, une audace étonnante »
II. la gradation descendante : Il gémit, crie, pleure.
L’euphémisme
French: expression qui consiste à atténuer ou à adoucir une notion dont l’expression directe pourrait être déplaisante.
English: To make bad things sound okay, or less mean/painful/hurtful
Example: My father passed away, instead of my father died
La métonymie
French: La métonymie emploie:
a) la cause pour l’effet ; b) l’effet pour la cause ; c) le contenant pour le contenu ;
d) le signe pour la chose signifiée ; e) le nom du lieu de provenance pour celui du produit.
English: refers to the person or thing by a name other than one’s own in order to make a point. metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object
Example: Crown. (For the power of a king.)
The White House. (Referring to the American administration.)
Dish. (To refer an entire plate of food.
L’allégorie
English: consists in representing an abstract idea in a pictorial way. It is therefore based on symbol(s). A set of clues refers to an idea such as justice, time, death, etc. It can use personification.
Example: 1. A blindfolded woman holding a scale: allegory of Justice.
2. The statue of Liberty: allegory of Freedom.
3. The dove and the olive branch: allegory of Peace.
4. A skeleton armed with a scythe (to represent death)
5. Cupid (to represent love)
The representation of abstract principles by characters or figures
L’ironie
English: : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
Example: if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!
sarcasme
French: de se moquer de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un en disant ou suggérant tout le contraire de ce que l’on veut vraiment faire savoir.
English: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
Example: “they’re really on top of things” to describe a group of people who are very disorganized is using sarcasm
Pléonasme
French: mot ou expression qui consiste à répéter une idée mais sans répéter le mot ou l’expression.
English: the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes
Example: Il monte en haut, Je descends en bas.
Céesoppmmaghi
To remember all thirteen
