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5037184358in medias reswhen a poem begins with a direct action0
5037184359género oralthe tradition of transmitting stories orally1
5037184360polifoníadialogue between characters in a poem2
5037184361estribillolines or group of lines that are repeated periodically in a poem, usually in "arte minor" and frequently containing the main idea3
5037184362encabalgamientothe continuation of an idea or phrase in the following line (when the grammatical pause does not coincide with the meaning)4
5037184363la moralejathe main message of the work5
5037184364reportereport on events6
5037184365verso de arte mayora line with 9 or more syllables7
5037184366verso de arte menora line with a maximum of 8 syllables8
5037184367sinalefathe 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
5037184368rima asonante10
5037184369rima consonante11
5037184370apóstrofe- when the speaker speaks directly to those either present or absent12
5037184371código históricohistorical theme: place, time, significant events13
5037184372código biográficobiographical theme: the context or the circumstances of the author of the peice14
5037184373el hipérbatonalteration of the normal order of syntax (stems from Latin)15
5037184374el sonetoa sonnet: 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, two 4-line groupings, two 3-line groupings16
5037184375gongorismo- from Góngora: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices17
5037184376el feísmothe artistic tendency to value the ugly18
5037184377cultismoa word that is similar to the original Greek or Latin base19
5037184378carpe diema latin saying meaning "seize the day"20
5037184379sinestesia- mix, merge or exchange feelings that come from different sensory domains - describe a noun in terms of a sense21
5037184380metonimiaFiguratively designate one thing with the name of another with a certain relation (ex: doctors = white coats)22
5037184381metáforaa 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
5037184382comparación/ símilmeans of comparing two dissimilar things using the words like "that" or "like"24
5037184383el 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
5037184384el 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
5037184385el 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
5037184386apologíaa speech in favor of something28
5037184387redondillaa verse of 4 lines with 8 syllables each: 1st and 4th rhyme, 2nd and 3rd rhyme29
5037184388anáforathe repetition of a word or words in a stanza30
5037184389aliteraciónalliteration: the repetition of sounds in successive words31
5037184390antítesisthe juxtaposition of two ideas or words of opposite meaning32
5037184391la misoginiamisogyny33
5037184392verso alejandrino14 syllables (most of the poem, but there are fewer syllables verses: 9 or 1)34
5037184393código del honorthe significance of honor: a very popular theme in works about knights and quests35
5037184394antihéroea character who exhibits contrary views/actions/characteristics to those of the hero36
5037184395la 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
5037184396el pícaroa person who makes mischief in order to survive38
5037184397héroethe hero: possesses skills and personality traits that allows them to perform extraordinary feats, idealized39
5037184398el siglo de orothe period of flourishing art and literature in Spain40
5037184399la parodiaparody: a work that imitates another's in content and style in order to make fun of it41
5037184400personificaciónattributing human qualities to inanimate beings / abstract concepts42
5037184401generación del 1898a group of writers, essayists and Spanish poets who were deeply affected by the social, moral, existential, and political crisis unleashed in Spain43
5037184402asindentonthe 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
5037184403antonomasiaThe use of a name to describe someone (such as "Don Quixote" to a madman, "Don Juan" to a womanizer)45
5037184404renacimiento46
5037184405romanticismoto break with classical tradition based on a stereotypical set of rules47
5037184406el realismoliterature that describes something as it is in reality48
5037184407el naturalismodepicting everyday life as it is in reality - similar to realism49
5037184408la isotopíathe repetition of words that share the same theme50
5037184409pie quebrado51
5037184410meta poema52
5037184411destino trágicowhen the hero has a tragic destiny53
5037184412la 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
5037184413alegoríaa metaphor or an extended series of metaphors that propose a literal and figurative sense (usually has hidden meaning)55
5037184414anacronismoreferring to something that does not seem to correspond to the period that is being referred to56
5037184415parnasianismo- 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
5037184416hipérboleobvious and intentional exaggeration58

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