Useful words /expressions for literary analysis Flashcards

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une critique

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a criticism

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critiquer

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to criticize

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commenter qch

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to comment on sth

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exprimer (opinion)

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to express

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5
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tourner en ridicule

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to ridicule

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plagier / le plagiat

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to plagiarize / plagiarism

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faire la satire de

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to satirize

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faire allusion à

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to allude to

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faire référence à

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to refer to

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une citation

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a quotation / a quote

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11
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banal

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commonplace

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12
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plausible

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plausible

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ennuyeux

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boring / tedious

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(peu) convaincant

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(un)convincing

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absurd

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preposterous / absurd

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galvaudé

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hackneyed

17
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prosaïque

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matter-of-fact

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poignant

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poignant

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captivant

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captivating