Stylistic Devices Flashcards
1
Q
Prononcer
A
To utter
2
Q
Soliloque
A
Soliloquy
3
Q
Démystifier/dévoiler
A
To debunk
4
Q
Synonym to insist on
A
To dwell on
5
Q
Divergence
A
Discrepancy
6
Q
S’attarder sur
A
To expatiate on smthg
7
Q
Allégorie
A
Allegory
8
Q
Antiphrase
A
Antiphrasis
9
Q
Antonomase
A
Antonomasia
10
Q
Aphérèse
A
Apharesis
11
Q
Apocope
A
Apocope
12
Q
Aposiopèse
A
Aposiopesis
13
Q
Apostrophe
A
Apostrophe
14
Q
Asyndeton
A
Asyndeton
15
Q
Anacoluthon
A
Anacoluthon
16
Q
Chiasme
A
Chiasmus or chiasma
17
Q
Epiphora
A
Epiphora
18
Q
Anaphore
A
Anaphora
19
Q
Euphémisme
A
Euphemism
20
Q
Litote
A
Litote
21
Q
Gradation
A
Gradation
22
Q
Hypallage
A
Hypallage
23
Q
Hyperbole
A
Hyperbole
24
Q
Métonymie
A
Metonymy
25
Q
Paranomase
A
Paronomasia
26
Q
Près de la synecdoche
A
Close to synecdoche
27
Q
Périphrase
A
Periphrasis / circumlocution
28
Q
Rond point
A
Round about
29
Q
Polyptoton
A
Polyptoton
30
Q
Polysyndeton
A
Polysyndeton
31
Q
Sinesthesie
A
Synaesthesia
32
Q
Comparaison
A
Simile
33
Q
Zeugma
A
Zeugma
