📝 Literary Techniques in French
50 useful French words about Literary Techniques. Tap the speaker to hear each word.
Figures of speech| French | Meaning |
|---|
| métaphore | metaphor |
| comparaison | simile |
| personnification | personification |
| symbole | symbol |
| hyperbole | hyperbole |
| ironie | irony |
| oxymore | oxymoron |
| euphémisme | euphemism |
| antithèse | antithesis |
| personnification étendue | extended personification |
| métaphore filée | extended metaphor |
| allégorie | allegory |
| symbole récurrent | recurring symbol |
Narration and point of view| French | Meaning |
|---|
| narrateur omniscient | omniscient narrator |
| narrateur limité | limited narrator |
| narrateur interne | internal narrator |
| narrateur externe | external narrator |
| point de vue à la première personne | first-person point of view |
| point de vue à la troisième personne | third-person point of view |
| focalisation interne | internal focalization |
| focalisation externe | external focalization |
| narration non linéaire | non-linear narration |
| narration à la première personne du pluriel | first-person plural narration |
| narration à la deuxième personne | second-person narration |
| point de vue multiple | multiple point of view |
Style and tone| French | Meaning |
|---|
| ton ironique | ironic tone |
| registre soutenu | formal register |
| registre familier | informal register |
| rythme soutenu | steady rhythm |
| rythme saccadé | choppy rhythm |
| style concis | concise style |
| style élaboré | elaborate style |
| ton solennel | solemn tone |
| ton humoristique | humorous tone |
| registre poétique | poetic register |
| cadence régulière | regular cadence |
| ton persuasif | persuasive tone |
| style elliptique | elliptical style |
Literary analysis| French | Meaning |
|---|
| allégorie | allegory |
| anachronisme | anachronism |
| champ lexical | lexical field |
| figures de style | figures of speech |
| métaphore filée | extended metaphor |
| intertextualité | intertextuality |
| hyperbole | hyperbole |
| anachronique | anachronistic |
| champ symbolique | symbolic field |
| style indirect libre | free indirect style |
| oxymore | oxymoron |
| analogie | analogy |