Narrative technique Flashcards

1
Q

main plot

A

l’action (f) centrale

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2
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antithesis

A

l’antithèse

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3
Q

background

A

l’arrière-plan (m)

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4
Q

biographer

A

le/la biographe

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5
Q

setting

A

le cadre

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6
Q

chapter

A

le chapitre

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7
Q

quotation

A

la citation

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8
Q

contrast

A

le contraste

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9
Q

to depict

A

dépeindre

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10
Q

essay

A

l’essai (m)

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11
Q

to draw a comparison between

A

établir une comparaison entre

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12
Q

exaggeration

A

l’exagération (f)

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13
Q

stylistic device

A

la figure de style

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14
Q

narrative thread

A

le fil du récit

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15
Q

plot

A

l’intrigue (f)

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16
Q

subplot

A

l’intrigue secondaire (f)

17
Q

metaphor

A

la métaphore

18
Q

to highlight

A

mettre en evidence

19
Q

motif

A

le motif

20
Q

narrator

A

le/la narrateur(-trice)

21
Q

flashback

A

le retour en arrière

22
Q

novel

A

le roman

23
Q

novelist

A

le / la romancier (-ière)

24
Q

scene

A

la scène

25
Q

to point out

A

signaler

26
Q

overall structure

A

la structure d’ensemble

27
Q

elevated style

A

un style élevé

28
Q

clear style

A

un style limpide

29
Q

simple, plain style

A

un style simple

30
Q

sober style

A

un style sobre

31
Q

(table of) contents

A

la table des matières

32
Q

underlying theme

A

le thème sous-jacent

33
Q

to deal with

A

traiter de