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10420898287in medias reswhen a poem begins with a direct action0
10420898288género oralthe tradition of transmitting stories orally1
10420898289polifoníadialogue between characters in a poem2
10420898290estribillolines or group of lines that are repeated periodically in a poem, usually in "arte minor" and frequently containing the main idea3
10420898291encabalgamientothe continuation of an idea or phrase in the following line (when the grammatical pause does not coincide with the meaning)4
10420898292la moralejathe main message of the work5
10420898293reportereport on events6
10420898294verso de arte mayora line with 9 or more syllables7
10420898295verso de arte menora line with a maximum of 8 syllables8
10420898296sinalefathe 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
10420898341rima asonante10
10420898342rima consonante11
10420898297apóstrofe- when the speaker speaks directly to those either present or absent12
10420898298código históricohistorical theme: place, time, significant events13
10420898299código biográficobiographical theme: the context or the circumstances of the author of the peice14
10420898300el hipérbatonalteration of the normal order of syntax (stems from Latin)15
10420898301el sonetoa sonnet: 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, two 4-line groupings, two 3-line groupings16
10420898302gongorismo- from Góngora: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices17
10420898303el feísmothe artistic tendency to value the ugly18
10420898304cultismoa word that is similar to the original Greek or Latin base19
10420898305carpe diema latin saying meaning "seize the day"20
10420898306sinestesia- mix, merge or exchange feelings that come from different sensory domains - describe a noun in terms of a sense21
10420898307metonimiaFiguratively designate one thing with the name of another with a certain relation (ex: doctors = white coats)22
10420898308metáforaa 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
10420898309comparación/ símilmeans of comparing two dissimilar things using the words like "that" or "like"24
10420898310el 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
10420898311el 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
10420898312el 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
10420898313apologíaa speech in favor of something28
10420898314redondillaa verse of 4 lines with 8 syllables each: 1st and 4th rhyme, 2nd and 3rd rhyme29
10420898315anáforathe repetition of a word or words in a stanza30
10420898316aliteraciónalliteration: the repetition of sounds in successive words31
10420898317antítesisthe juxtaposition of two ideas or words of opposite meaning32
10420898318la misoginiamisogyny33
10420898319verso alejandrino14 syllables (most of the poem, but there are fewer syllables verses: 9 or 1)34
10420898320código del honorthe significance of honor: a very popular theme in works about knights and quests35
10420898321antihéroea character who exhibits contrary views/actions/characteristics to those of the hero36
10420898322la 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
10420898323el pícaroa person who makes mischief in order to survive38
10420898324héroethe hero: possesses skills and personality traits that allows them to perform extraordinary feats, idealized39
10420898325el siglo de orothe period of flourishing art and literature in Spain40
10420898326la parodiaparody: a work that imitates another's in content and style in order to make fun of it41
10420898327personificaciónattributing human qualities to inanimate beings / abstract concepts42
10420898328generación del 1898a group of writers, essayists and Spanish poets who were deeply affected by the social, moral, existential, and political crisis unleashed in Spain43
10420898329asindentonthe 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
10420898330antonomasiaThe use of a name to describe someone (such as "Don Quixote" to a madman, "Don Juan" to a womanizer)45
10420898343renacimiento46
10420898331romanticismoto break with classical tradition based on a stereotypical set of rules47
10420898332el realismoliterature that describes something as it is in reality48
10420898333el naturalismodepicting everyday life as it is in reality - similar to realism49
10420898334la isotopíathe repetition of words that share the same theme50
10420898344pie quebrado51
10420898345meta poema52
10420898335destino trágicowhen the hero has a tragic destiny53
10420898336la 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
10420898337alegoríaa metaphor or an extended series of metaphors that propose a literal and figurative sense (usually has hidden meaning)55
10420898338anacronismoreferring to something that does not seem to correspond to the period that is being referred to56
10420898339parnasianismo- 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
10420898340hipérboleobvious and intentional exaggeration58

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