Figures of Style — role?
Enhance language with vivid images or emphasis.
Comparison — definition?
Explicitly compares two elements using tools like 'comme'.
Comparison — tool?
Uses words like 'comme', 'plus... que'.
Metaphor — definition?
Directly equates two elements without using comparison tools.
Metaphor — definition?
Directly equates two unlike elements without tools.
Enumeration — purpose?
Lists words or groups to emphasize or intensify.
L’impératif présent — role?
Gives orders, advice, or requests without explicit subject.
Sentence functions — examples?
Subject, COD, COI, CC; clarify roles in sentences.
Groupe Nominal — components?
Determinant, noun, adjectives within a noun group.
Adjectif épithète — position?
Inside a GN, describes the noun directly.
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1. What is a comparison as a figure of style?
2. What distinguishes a comparison figure of style from a metaphor?
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