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MOTS UTILES La Poésie
L'alexandrin (m.) a line
of 12 syllables, or (pieds) usually divided after the sixth;
breaks can occur elsewhere.
L'antithèse (f.)
opposition, contrast of words or thoughts
l'assonance (f.) imperfect
rime depending on vowel alone; vowel does not necessarily
have to be at end of the word. Both la Chanson de Roland
and Beowulf
are written in assonant verse.
le calembour a pun
la césure a
strong break or pause in a line of poetry
la coupe generic term
for the pause or pauses in a line of verse
l'ellipse (f.) suppression of
one or more words; "Alive, he was worth something; dead,
nothing.«Je fais mon travail et lui le sien. »(ellipse du verbe
«fait»)
l'épithète (f.)
adjective or qualifying word
l'hémistiche (f.)
divisions in a line of poetry which come before or after the césure
l'hyperbole (f.) ny sort
of strong exaggeration, un travail titanesque , une douleur infinie
l'image (f.) image or figure
of speech
impair line of odd-numbered
syllables
le jeu de mots play on words
lyrique lyrical
la mesure number of
syllables which form a rhythmical unit
la mélancolie
melancholy
mélancolique melancholy
la métaphore metaphor
le mètre meter
l'ode (f.) ode
pair line of even-numbered
syllables
le poème poem,
usually a long poem
le poème en prose prose
poem
la poésie short
poem
le poète the
poet
le quatrain quatrain
le rejet a phrase
carried over from one verse to the next without any punctuation
la rime rime
le rythme rhythm
sonore sonorous
la strophe strophe
or stanza
le vers a line of
verse; the word "ligne" is not used.
le verset a cadenced
group of lines, supposedly similar to Biblical passages,
favored by many modern French poets including Claudel
and Perse
Vocabulaire utile General Terms
affectif emotional
l'apostrophe (f.) direct
address to someone
l'atmosphère (f.)
atmosphere ampoulé ornate, flowery
l'ambiance (f.) atmosphere
l'agencement (m.) order in arrangement
of thoughts or words alambiqué subtle, complicated
banal unoriginal,
banal
les bienséances (f.) rules
of propriety or good taste
le cliché hackneyed
expression
la convention assumption
or rule about what should or should not be done; a literary rule or
practice which is accepted as a necessary means of expression
coulant flowing, smooth
la couleur locale local
color
la crise climax or
crisis usually preceding the "dénouement
la critique criticism
le chef-d'oeuvre masterpiece
le choix des mots choice
of language
explication de texte close
analysis of a text from the point of view of its style, ideas, and expressions
le décor setting
le dénouement
solution
le dénuement
bareness, sobriety
l'écrivain (m.) writer,
male or female
emphatique bombastic, NOT
emphatic
l'emphase (f.) bombast
l'enchaînement (m.) linking
of events and ideas
faire ressortir emphasize
la fantaisie
fantasy
le fil conducteur
main thread of the plot
le goût
taste (bon goût, mauvais goût)
l'idée maîtresse
(f.) central or guiding idea
imagé
rich, even profuse, in images
l'inversion (f.)
inverted word order (Ainsi est-il que....)
le lecteur
reader
la lecture
reading, the act of reading
le lieu commun
common place
la litote understatement
mettre en relief to bring
out, to set off (from something else), to set apart
mettre en valeur to highlight
la mise au point definitive
shape or meaning given to something, a work or a judgment
le mobile motive
le moment pivotal key moment,
turning point
le mot juste right word
le mot-clé
key word
le motif theme or
pattern which stands out, also the motive of a character
la nuance fine distinction
la péripétie
sudden reversal of the action
le point culminant climax or crucial
moment in the action
le point de repère
reference point
précieux precious,
elaborate, artificial in a deliberate manner
le procédé
device or technique
réaliste realistic
saccadé jerky,
abrupt
la scène
stage, scene
le sens meaning
la sensibilité sensibility
or feeling
la signification meaning
(significatif = adjective)
la structure structure
la tension tension,
suspense
le ton tone, impression
created
l'unité d'impression
unity of impression, overall impression or view
la vigueur vigor
la vraisemblance verisimilitude
(appearance of truth or reality)
vraisemblable true to life
(sometimes: apparent, likely)
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