chiasme

le chiasme
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. chiasmus
Notre prof nous a demandé d'inclure au moins cinq figures de style dans notre rédaction. Pour le moment, je n'ai réussi à utiliser qu'un chiasme.Our teacher asked us to include at least five figures of speech in our essay. So far, I've only been able to use a chiasmus.
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