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6932731592in medias reswhen a poem begins with a direct action0
6932731593género oralthe tradition of transmitting stories orally1
6932731594polifoníadialogue between characters in a poem2
6932731595estribillolines or group of lines that are repeated periodically in a poem, usually in "arte minor" and frequently containing the main idea3
6932731596encabalgamientothe continuation of an idea or phrase in the following line (when the grammatical pause does not coincide with the meaning)4
6932731597la moralejathe main message of the work5
6932731598reportereport on events6
6932731599verso de arte mayora line with 9 or more syllables7
6932731600verso de arte menora line with a maximum of 8 syllables8
6932731601sinalefathe 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
6932731602rima asonante10
6932731603rima consonante11
6932731604apóstrofe- when the speaker speaks directly to those either present or absent12
6932731605código históricohistorical theme: place, time, significant events13
6932731606código biográficobiographical theme: the context or the circumstances of the author of the peice14
6932731607el hipérbatonalteration of the normal order of syntax (stems from Latin)15
6932731608el sonetoa sonnet: 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, two 4-line groupings, two 3-line groupings16
6932731609gongorismo- from Góngora: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices17
6932731610el feísmothe artistic tendency to value the ugly18
6932731611cultismoa word that is similar to the original Greek or Latin base19
6932731612carpe diema latin saying meaning "seize the day"20
6932731613sinestesia- mix, merge or exchange feelings that come from different sensory domains - describe a noun in terms of a sense21
6932731614metonimiaFiguratively designate one thing with the name of another with a certain relation (ex: doctors = white coats)22
6932731615metáforaa 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
6932731616comparación/ símilmeans of comparing two dissimilar things using the words like "that" or "like"24
6932731617el 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
6932731618el 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
6932731619el 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
6932731620apologíaa speech in favor of something28
6932731621redondillaa verse of 4 lines with 8 syllables each: 1st and 4th rhyme, 2nd and 3rd rhyme29
6932731622anáforathe repetition of a word or words in a stanza30
6932731623aliteraciónalliteration: the repetition of sounds in successive words31
6932731624antítesisthe juxtaposition of two ideas or words of opposite meaning32
6932731625la misoginiamisogyny33
6932731626verso alejandrino14 syllables (most of the poem, but there are fewer syllables verses: 9 or 1)34
6932731627código del honorthe significance of honor: a very popular theme in works about knights and quests35
6932731628antihéroea character who exhibits contrary views/actions/characteristics to those of the hero36
6932731629la 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
6932731630el pícaroa person who makes mischief in order to survive38
6932731631héroethe hero: possesses skills and personality traits that allows them to perform extraordinary feats, idealized39
6932731632el siglo de orothe period of flourishing art and literature in Spain40
6932731633la parodiaparody: a work that imitates another's in content and style in order to make fun of it41
6932731634personificaciónattributing human qualities to inanimate beings / abstract concepts42
6932731635generación del 1898a group of writers, essayists and Spanish poets who were deeply affected by the social, moral, existential, and political crisis unleashed in Spain43
6932731636asindentonthe 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
6932731637antonomasiaThe use of a name to describe someone (such as "Don Quixote" to a madman, "Don Juan" to a womanizer)45
6932731638renacimiento46
6932731639romanticismoto break with classical tradition based on a stereotypical set of rules47
6932731640el realismoliterature that describes something as it is in reality48
6932731641el naturalismodepicting everyday life as it is in reality - similar to realism49
6932731642la isotopíathe repetition of words that share the same theme50
6932731643pie quebrado51
6932731644meta poema52
6932731645destino trágicowhen the hero has a tragic destiny53
6932731646la 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
6932731647alegoríaa metaphor or an extended series of metaphors that propose a literal and figurative sense (usually has hidden meaning)55
6932731648anacronismoreferring to something that does not seem to correspond to the period that is being referred to56
6932731649parnasianismo- 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
6932731650hipérboleobvious and intentional exaggeration58

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