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6664001558in medias reswhen a poem begins with a direct action0
6664001559género oralthe tradition of transmitting stories orally1
6664001560polifoníadialogue between characters in a poem2
6664001561estribillolines or group of lines that are repeated periodically in a poem, usually in "arte minor" and frequently containing the main idea3
6664001562encabalgamientothe continuation of an idea or phrase in the following line (when the grammatical pause does not coincide with the meaning)4
6664001563la moralejathe main message of the work5
6664001564reportereport on events6
6664001565verso de arte mayora line with 9 or more syllables7
6664001566verso de arte menora line with a maximum of 8 syllables8
6664001567sinalefathe 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
6664001568rima asonante10
6664001569rima consonante11
6664001570apóstrofe- when the speaker speaks directly to those either present or absent12
6664001571código históricohistorical theme: place, time, significant events13
6664001572código biográficobiographical theme: the context or the circumstances of the author of the peice14
6664001573el hipérbatonalteration of the normal order of syntax (stems from Latin)15
6664001574el sonetoa sonnet: 14 lines, 10 syllable lines, two 4-line groupings, two 3-line groupings16
6664001575gongorismo- from Góngora: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices17
6664001576el feísmothe artistic tendency to value the ugly18
6664001577cultismoa word that is similar to the original Greek or Latin base19
6664001578carpe diema latin saying meaning "seize the day"20
6664001579sinestesia- mix, merge or exchange feelings that come from different sensory domains - describe a noun in terms of a sense21
6664001580metonimiaFiguratively designate one thing with the name of another with a certain relation (ex: doctors = white coats)22
6664001581metáforaa 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
6664001582comparación/ símilmeans of comparing two dissimilar things using the words like "that" or "like"24
6664001583el 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
6664001584el 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
6664001585el 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
6664001586apologíaa speech in favor of something28
6664001587redondillaa verse of 4 lines with 8 syllables each: 1st and 4th rhyme, 2nd and 3rd rhyme29
6664001588anáforathe repetition of a word or words in a stanza30
6664001589aliteraciónalliteration: the repetition of sounds in successive words31
6664001590antítesisthe juxtaposition of two ideas or words of opposite meaning32
6664001591la misoginiamisogyny33
6664001592verso alejandrino14 syllables (most of the poem, but there are fewer syllables verses: 9 or 1)34
6664001593código del honorthe significance of honor: a very popular theme in works about knights and quests35
6664001594antihéroea character who exhibits contrary views/actions/characteristics to those of the hero36
6664001595la 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
6664001596el pícaroa person who makes mischief in order to survive38
6664001597héroethe hero: possesses skills and personality traits that allows them to perform extraordinary feats, idealized39
6664001598el siglo de orothe period of flourishing art and literature in Spain40
6664001599la parodiaparody: a work that imitates another's in content and style in order to make fun of it41
6664001600personificaciónattributing human qualities to inanimate beings / abstract concepts42
6664001601generación del 1898a group of writers, essayists and Spanish poets who were deeply affected by the social, moral, existential, and political crisis unleashed in Spain43
6664001602asindentonthe 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
6664001603antonomasiaThe use of a name to describe someone (such as "Don Quixote" to a madman, "Don Juan" to a womanizer)45
6664001604renacimiento46
6664001605romanticismoto break with classical tradition based on a stereotypical set of rules47
6664001606el realismoliterature that describes something as it is in reality48
6664001607el naturalismodepicting everyday life as it is in reality - similar to realism49
6664001608la isotopíathe repetition of words that share the same theme50
6664001609pie quebrado51
6664001610meta poema52
6664001611destino trágicowhen the hero has a tragic destiny53
6664001612la 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
6664001613alegoríaa metaphor or an extended series of metaphors that propose a literal and figurative sense (usually has hidden meaning)55
6664001614anacronismoreferring to something that does not seem to correspond to the period that is being referred to56
6664001615parnasianismo- 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
6664001616hipérboleobvious and intentional exaggeration58

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