Exercices C2 : maîtriser les figures de style en anglais

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Les figures de style grammaticales en anglais [C2] — VocaVerb

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les cinq grandes figures de style grammaticales étudiées dans le cours : anaphore, parallélisme, inversion syntaxique, chiasme et ellipse. Lisez attentivement chaque énoncé pour mobiliser vos connaissances.

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Exercice 1 — Complétez les figures de style

Complétez chaque phrase en rétablissant l'élément manquant propre à la figure de style indiquée entre parenthèses. Répondez avec la phrase entière.

  1. We shall fight on the beaches, ___ shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields. (anaphore)
  2. Never ___ I witnessed such courage, never have I seen such resolve. (inversion syntaxique)
  3. Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do ___ your country. (chiasme)
  4. She wanted to succeed, to grow, ___ to leave her mark on the world. (parallélisme)
Correction

  1. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields.
  2. Never have I witnessed such courage, never have I seen such resolve.
  3. Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
  4. She wanted to succeed, to grow, and to leave her mark on the world.

Exercice 2 — Corrigez les figures de style malformées

Chacune des phrases suivantes contient une erreur qui brise la figure de style grammaticale indiquée entre parenthèses. Réécrivez la phrase correctement dans son intégralité.

  1. It was the best of times, it was the worst of time. (parallélisme)
  2. Rarely he has spoken with such passion and clarity. (inversion syntaxique)
  3. She came, she saw, she has conquered. (anaphore et parallélisme temporel)
  4. Some people eat to live; others live for eating. (chiasme)
Correction

  1. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
  2. Rarely has he spoken with such passion and clarity.
  3. She came, she saw, she conquered.
  4. Some people eat to live; others live to eat.

Exercice 3 — Identifiez la figure de style

Choisissez la figure de style grammaticale correctement illustrée par chaque phrase parmi les quatre propositions.

  1. "I came, I saw, I conquered" — Which grammatical figure of style does this sentence exemplify?
  2. "Had I known the truth, I would have acted differently" — Which grammatical figure of style is at work here?
  3. "She smiled; he frowned" — Which grammatical figure of style best describes this construction?
  4. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" — Which grammatical figure of style is illustrated here?
Correction

  1. C. Anaphore, because the personal pronoun "I" is repeated at the beginning of each successive clause.
  2. B. Inversion syntaxique, because the auxiliary "had" is placed before the subject "I" to replace the conditional "if" clause.
  3. A. Ellipse, because shared elements such as the verb and its complement have been deliberately omitted to create concision.
  4. D. Chiasme, because the two key terms "fair" and "foul" are reversed in the second clause, creating a cross-structure.

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