analepse

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analepse

\a.na.lɛps\

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Du grec ancien ἀνάληψις, análêpsis.

noun analepses

Retour en arrière dans une ligne narratrice. L’analepse sert à éclairer le passé des personnages et, ce faisant, justifier la psychologie des personnages.

Similar: flashback · Opposite: prolepse, anticipation

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noun

Similar: flashback · Opposite: prolepse, anticipation

In English

flashback a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronolo
analepsis form of flashback

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@misc{analepse_2026,
  title = {analepse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/analepse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}