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14710619894vocalesvowels0
14710619895diptongodiphthong, the combination of a strong vowel (a, o, e) with a weak vowel (i, u)1
14710619896sinéresistwo strong vowels in the same syllable2
14710619897sinalefablending two successive vowels into one syllable3
14710619898llanadescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the second to last4
14710619899agudadescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the last5
14710619900esdrújulasdescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the third to last6
14710619901tetrasílabofour syllables per line7
14710619902hexasílabosix syllables per line8
14710619903heptasílaboseven syllables per line9
14710619904octosílaboeight syllables per line10
14710619905eneasílabonine syllables per line11
14710619906decasílaboten syllables per line12
14710619907endecasílaboeleven syllables per line13
14710619908dodecasílabotwelve syllables per line14
14710619909alejandrinofourteen syllables per line15
14710619910hipérbolehyperbole, exaggeration16
14710619911prosopopeyapersonification, giving human characteristics to non-human objects17
14710619912aliteraciónalliteration, repetition of the same sound or group of sounds18
14710619913anáforaanaphora, repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more verses or sentences19
14710619914antítesisantithesis, expression of contradictory ideas in similar phrases20
14710619915apóstrofeapostrophe, a passage addressing a person or thing as if it could respond21
14710619916arte mayorverses with more than eight syllables22
14710619917arte menorverses with eight syllables or less23
14710619918asíndetonasyndeton, omission of a conjunction between parts of a sentence24
14710619919cesuracaesura, a pause in the middle of a line25
14710619920encabalgamientoenjambment, continuation of a thought from one verse to the next26
14710619921épicaepic poetry, poetry in an elevated style describing a historic or legendary hero27
14710619922epítetoepithet, addition of adjectives that are not necessary, but emphasize a certain characteristic of a thing28
14710619923estribillorefrain, line or lines that are repeated throughout a poem29
14710619924estrofastanza30
14710619925estructurastructure, the framework of a literary work31
14710619926hipérbatonhyperbaton, alteration to the typical order of words in a sentence32
14710619927imagenimage, literal or figurative representation of an object or sensory experience, mental image33
14710619928metáforametaphor, a comparison between objects in which one object is typically symbolic of another34
14710619929metonimiametonymy, substitution of a word for the idea meant35
14710619930onomatopeyaonomatopoeia, use of words to imitate a sound36
14710619931paradojaparadox, union of apparently irreconcilable ideas37
14710619932pareadocouplet, stanza of two lines38
14710619933rima asonanteassonance, type of rhyme in which only the vowels rhyme39
14710619934rima consonanteconsonance, rhyme in which the last sounds rhyme40
14710619935simbolosymbol, use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea41
14710619936símilsimile, comparison between two objects using like or as42
14710619937sinécdoquesynecdoche, substituting the name of an object for another related object, typically used to give an object a more general name43
14710619938sonetosonnet, poetic composition of fourteen lines44
14710619939tematheme45
14710619940polisíndetonpolysyndeton, repetion of conjunctions46
14710619941pregunta retóricarhetorical question, question asked only for effect, not intended to be answered47
14710619942ritmorhythm, the cadence of a verse determined by the distribution of accented syllables48
14710619943romanceromance, Spanish ballad, poetic composition in eight syllable verses with assonance and paired verses49
14710619944serventesioquatrain, stanza with eight verses of eight or more syllables with a rhyme scheme of ABAB50
14710619945perífrasisperiphrasis, indirect phrasing51
14710619946anacronismoanachronism, use of an object in a time period in which it does not belong52

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