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7164238584in medias reswhen a poem begins with a direct action0
7164238585género oralthe tradition of transmitting stories orally1
7164238586polifoníadialogue between characters in a poem2
7164238587estribillolines or group of lines that are repeated periodically in a poem, usually in "arte minor" and frequently containing the main idea3
7164238588encabalgamientothe continuation of an idea or phrase in the following line (when the grammatical pause does not coincide with the meaning)4
7164238589la moralejathe main message of the work5
7164238590reportereport on events6
7164238591verso de arte mayora line with 9 or more syllables7
7164238592verso de arte menora line with a maximum of 8 syllables8
7164238593sinalefathe manner of counting syllables in which the vowel at the end of the first word and the vowel at the beginning of the next word are combined (diphthong) and count as one syllable9
7164238594rima asonante10
7164238595rima consonante11
7164238596apóstrofe- when the speaker speaks directly to those either present or absent12
7164238597código históricohistorical theme: place, time, significant events13
7164238598código biográficobiographical theme: the context or the circumstances of the author of the peice14
7164238599el hipérbatonalteration of the normal order of syntax (stems from Latin)15
7164238600el sonetoa sonnet: 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, two 4-line groupings, two 3-line groupings16
7164238601gongorismo- from Góngora: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices17
7164238602el feísmothe artistic tendency to value the ugly18
7164238603cultismoa word that is similar to the original Greek or Latin base19
7164238604carpe diema latin saying meaning "seize the day"20
7164238605sinestesia- mix, merge or exchange feelings that come from different sensory domains - describe a noun in terms of a sense21
7164238606metonimiaFiguratively designate one thing with the name of another with a certain relation (ex: doctors = white coats)22
7164238607metáforaa metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance23
7164238608comparación/ símilmeans of comparing two dissimilar things using the words like "that" or "like"24
7164238609el renacimientothe Renaissance: the main exponents of this time are in the field of the arts, but it is also known for a renewal in the sciences, both natural and human25
7164238610el barrocothe Baroque period: the art of this time became more refined and ornate, with survival of some classical rationalism, but adopted more dynamic and gimmicky shapes and a taste for the surprising and anecdotal by optical illusions and shock effect26
7164238611el conceptismo- characterized by the conciseness of expression and the semantic intensity of the words that can adopt various different meanings - Baroque movement, characterized by fast-paced, simple vocabulary and metaphors27
7164238612apologíaa speech in favor of something28
7164238613redondillaa verse of 4 lines with 8 syllables each: 1st and 4th rhyme, 2nd and 3rd rhyme29
7164238614anáforathe repetition of a word or words in a stanza30
7164238615aliteraciónalliteration: the repetition of sounds in successive words31
7164238616antítesisthe juxtaposition of two ideas or words of opposite meaning32
7164238617la misoginiamisogyny33
7164238618verso alejandrino14 syllables (most of the poem, but there are fewer syllables verses: 9 or 1)34
7164238619código del honorthe significance of honor: a very popular theme in works about knights and quests35
7164238620antihéroea character who exhibits contrary views/actions/characteristics to those of the hero36
7164238621la picaresca- a narrative genre that criticizes the institutions of imperial Spain, harrows and idealizing Renaissance narratives - cheeky, thief characters who break rules with wit to survive37
7164238622el pícaroa person who makes mischief in order to survive38
7164238623héroethe hero: possesses skills and personality traits that allows them to perform extraordinary feats, idealized39
7164238624el siglo de orothe period of flourishing art and literature in Spain40
7164238625la parodiaparody: a work that imitates another's in content and style in order to make fun of it41
7164238626personificaciónattributing human qualities to inanimate beings / abstract concepts42
7164238627generación del 1898a group of writers, essayists and Spanish poets who were deeply affected by the social, moral, existential, and political crisis unleashed in Spain43
7164238628asindentonthe elimination of connecting conjunctions in a sentence/list (Ex: "I came. I saw. I conquered." vs. "I came, and then I saw, and then I conquered.)44
7164238629antonomasiaThe use of a name to describe someone (such as "Don Quixote" to a madman, "Don Juan" to a womanizer)45
7164238630renacimiento46
7164238631romanticismoto break with classical tradition based on a stereotypical set of rules47
7164238632el realismoliterature that describes something as it is in reality48
7164238633el naturalismodepicting everyday life as it is in reality - similar to realism49
7164238634la isotopíathe repetition of words that share the same theme50
7164238635pie quebrado51
7164238636meta poema52
7164238637destino trágicowhen the hero has a tragic destiny53
7164238638la silvaa form of poetry from Italy and employed in Spain during the Renaissance. It is free form with lines of different lengths (usually 7-syllabled of 11-syllabled) with different combinations and without fixed rhyming patterns54
7164238639alegoríaa metaphor or an extended series of metaphors that propose a literal and figurative sense (usually has hidden meaning)55
7164238640anacronismoreferring to something that does not seem to correspond to the period that is being referred to56
7164238641parnasianismo- art for art's sake - French poetic movement of the second half of the nineteenth century characterized by its inclination towards poetry of the most serene objectivity in the background and the classic perfection of form57
7164238642hipérboleobvious and intentional exaggeration58

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