action (f)
action
all�gorie (f)
allegory (symbolic representation)
antagoniste (m/f)
antagonist (who blocks progress of main character)
anthropomorphisme (m)
anthropomorphism
antih�ros (m) (inv)
anti-hero
apog�e (f)
climax
arri�re-plan (m)
background
attributs physiques (mpl) / caract�ristiques physiques (fpl)
physical attributes/characteristics
cadre (m)
setting
caract�risation (f)
characterisation (how novelist describes the characters)
comparaison (f)
comparison, simile
conflit (m)
conflict (problem that faces a main character)
conflit ext�rieur (m)
external conflict (involves character & sb or sth else)
conflit int�rieur (m)
internal conflict (problem that is part of character's personality)
contexte (m)
context
d�noument (m)
resolution, outcome, conclusion
d�veloppment psychologique (m)
psychological development
distribution (f)
cast (group of characters)
�crivain (m)
writer, author
�ducation / exp�rience (f)
background (a person's)
�pilogue (m)
epilogue
�v�nements (mpl)
the events
�v�nements cl� (mpl)
the key events
figure de style (f)
literary device
flash-back (m) (inv) / retour en arri�re (m)
flashback
genre (m)
genre (particular style or type of novel)
h�ro�ne (f)
heroine
h�ros (m)
hero
histoire (f)
story
imagerie (f)
imagery (the use of 5 senses in describing a scene)
images (fpl)
images
intrigue (f)
plot
intrigue secondaire (f)
sub-plot
ironie (f)
irony (device that shows the contrast between reality and appearance)
langage (m) / vocabulaire (m)
language
m�taphore (f)
metaphor (expression which describes one thing as if it was another)
motivation (f)
motivation
narrateur (m)/ narratrice (f)
narrator
narration � la premi�re personne (f)
first-person narration
nature humaine (f)
human nature
p�riode de temps (f)
timeframe
personnage (m)
character
personnages principaux (mpl)
main characters
personnages secondaires
minor characters
point de vue (m)
point of view
protagoniste (m/f) / personnage principal (m)
protagonist, main character
romancier (m) / romanci�re (f)
novelist
rythme (m)/ vitesse (f)
pace
satire (f)
satire
soci�t� (f)
society
style (m)
style
symbole (m)
symbol (person or object that represents a particular quality or idea)
symbolisme (m)
symbolism
th�me central (m)
central theme
th�me principal (m) / th�mes principaux (mpl)
principal theme(s)
th�me r�current (m)
recurring theme
traits de personnalit� / caract�re (mpl)
personality/character traits
vie (f)
life
annoncer
to foreshadow
comprendre
to understand
d�crire
to describe
d�peindre
to depict, portray
d�velopper
to develop
�crire
to write
examiner
to examine
explorer
to explore
indiquer
to indicate, suggest
insinuer
to imply
montrer
to show
raconter
to tell (a story)
sembler
to seem
signifier
to signify
souligner / insister sur
to underline/emphasize
symboliser / repr�senter
to symbolise / represent
utiliser / employer
to use
all�gorique
allegorical
anthropomorphe
anthropomorphic
chronologique
chronological
complexe
complex
fiable
reliable
historique
historical
ironique
ironic
lin�aire
linear
m�taphorique
metaphorical
peu / pas fiable
unreliable
th�matique
thematic
vif / vive
vivid (memory)
vivant (e)
vivid (story)