VII. POETIC WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. The Vocabulary employed in poetry is largely différent from that of prose. A few of the words and paraphrases most common are here given ; others will be explained in the notes as

they occur.

Poetical

Words.

acier . . .

. for épée.

forfait . .

. . for crime.

aquilon . .

. . vent violent.

bronze . .

. canon.

humains

. . . hommes.

courroux

. . colère.

coursier . .

. . cheval.

entrailles . .

. . ventre.

épouse . .

. . femme.

Philomèle .

. . . rossignol.

époux . . .

. . mari.

espoir . . .

. . espérance.

Éternel . .

. . Dieu.

flamme . .

. . amour.

Poetical Paraphrases.

l'astre nocturne = la lune; l'étoile des mers = étoile polaire; oiseau qui voit dans les ombres = hibou; astre du jour = le soleil; larmes de l'aurore = la rosée; le char de la reine des ombres = la lune; le roi brillant du jour = le soleil; etc.

NOTES

NOTES

Abbreviations. — In the following notes a few quolations have been made from two excellent grammatical works, Harrison's French Syntax and Williams* The French Subjunctive, under the abbreviations Syn. and W.

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