Example: George Orwell’s Animal Farm is one of literature’s most famous ALLEGORIES.
en: Allégorie
analogy
Noun
A comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect.
Example: It has highlighted the ANALOGY's dependence on Plato's metaphysical claims of Forms
en: Analogie
anthropomorphism
Noun
An interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics.
Example: With the systematization of the idea of divinity and transformation of the subordinate magical realm of spirits in the direction of ANTHROPOMORPHISM
en: Anthropomorphisme
archetype
Noun
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Example: In the aftermath of the revolutionary decade (1910-1920) in Mexico, the new authorities then energetically set about constructing the ARCHETYPE of a new "ideal Mexican".
en: Archétype
catharsis
Noun
A purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art.
Example: CATHARSIS may also help to explain why we enjoy negative emotions in movies.
en: Catharsis
chronology
Noun
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
Example: Richard Adams notes that 'Heart of Darkness contains some notable examples of the operation of this method, moments where the articulation of Marlow's private thoughts threatens the CHRONOLOGY and the coherence of his narrative'.
en: Chronologie
Climax
Noun
Climax is the highest point of tension in a narratives plot.
Example: The CLIMAX of this movie made made me feel something !
en: Le point culminant
epilogue
Noun
A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
Example: In the EPILOGUE chapter of the case study under review, Shostak reflected on the dilemmas of interpreting the data she collected
en: Épilogue
hubris
Noun
excessive pride or self-confidence.
(in greek tragedy) excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to retribution or nemesis.
Example: he commits a similar HUBRIS when he walks on the tapestries laid out for him by Clytemnestra.
en: Hubris
intertextuality
Noun
the relationship between texts, especially literary ones.
Example: It has a high level of INTERTEXTUALITY, a very rigid formal structure and is practised by adults, often literary professionals.
en: Intertextualité
neologism
Noun
a newly coined word or expression.
Example: NEOLOGISM, the production of bizarre meaningless word, may result from severe phonemic paraphasia where a random selection of phonemes is made.
en: néologisme
pathetic Fallacy
the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.
Example: PATHETIC FALLACY animates the murky gloom shrouding a capital dominated by pessimism.
en: erreur pathétique
rhetorical Device
techniques, words, or phrases used by speakers and writers to create specific effects, enhance meaning, and persuade audiences
Example: The RHETORICAL DEVICE forces the attention onto the listener who is inclined to think a certain way: 'And shall my Celia be confin'd?'
en: Une figure de réthorique
stereotype
Noun
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Example: 'It will not suffice to say that the STEREOTYPE of the witch had always been female..."
en: stéréotype
vernacular
Noun
The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
Example: The sociolinguist Jenny Cheshire (1982) carried out a case study in Reading to find out if one's gender was linked with their social network and use of the VERNACULAR