AP Spanish Literature Literary Terms Flashcards

4321115840	vocales	vowels	0
4321115841	diptongo	diphthong, the combination of a strong vowel (a, o, e) with a weak vowel (i, u)	1
4321115842	sinéresis	two strong vowels in the same syllable	2
4321115843	sinalefa	blending two successive vowels into one syllable	3
4321115844	llana	describes words in which the stressed syllable is the second to last	4
4321115845	aguda	describes words in which the stressed syllable is the last	5
4321115846	esdrújulas	describes words in which the stressed syllable is the third to last	6
4321115847	tetrasílabo	four syllables per line	7
4321115848	hexasílabo	six syllables per line	8
4321115849	heptasílabo	seven syllables per line	9
4321115850	octosílabo	eight syllables per line	10
4321115851	eneasílabo	nine syllables per line	11
4321115852	decasílabo	ten syllables per line	12
4321115853	endecasílabo	eleven syllables per line	13
4321115854	dodecasílabo	twelve syllables per line	14
4321115855	alejandrino	fourteen syllables per line	15
4321115856	hipérbole	hyperbole, exaggeration	16
4321115857	prosopopeya	personification, giving human characteristics to non-human objects	17
4321115858	aliteración	alliteration, repetition of the same sound or group of sounds	18
4321115859	anáfora	anaphora, repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more verses or sentences	19
4321115860	antítesis	antithesis, expression of contradictory ideas in similar phrases	20
4321115861	aparte	aside, technical theater term to communicate to the audience certain things that the other characters should not know	21
4321115862	apóstrofe	apostrophe, a passage addressing a person or thing as if it could respond	22
4321115863	arquetipo	archetype, a typical example or symbol of something, a model of behavior	23
4321115864	arte mayor	verses with more than eight syllables	24
4321115865	arte menor	verses with eight syllables or less	25
4321115866	asíndeton	asyndeton, omission of a conjunction between parts of a sentence	26
4321115867	carpe diem	life is short and should be appreciated	27
4321115868	cesura	caesura, a pause in the middle of a line	28
4321115869	clímax	climax, most intense point of action in the plot	29
4321115870	elipsis	ellipsis, omission of elements of a sentence	30
4321115871	encabalgamiento	enjambment, continuation of a thought from one verse to the next	31
4321115872	epopeya	epic poetry, poetry in an elevated style describing a historic or legendary hero	32
4321115873	epíteto	epithet, addition of adjectives that are not necessary, but emphasize a certain characteristic of a thing	33
4321115874	estribillo	refrain, line or lines that are repeated throughout a poem	34
4321115875	estrofa	stanza	35
4321115876	estructura	structure, the framework of a literary work	36
4321115877	exposición	exposition, the beginning of a work in which the characters and premise are introduced	37
4321115878	hamartia	tragic flaw, weakness of a tragic hero that leads him to catastrophe	38
4321115879	hipérbaton	hyperbaton, alteration to the typical order of words in a sentence	39
4321115880	imagen	image, literal or figurative representation of an object or sensory experience, mental image	40
4321115881	in media res	beginning in the middle of the action rather than before	41
4321115882	metáfora	metaphor, a comparison between objects in which one object is typically symbolic of another	42
4321115883	metonimia	metonymy, substitution of a word for the idea meant	43
4321115884	onomatopeya	onomatopoeia, use of words to imitate a sound	44
4321115885	paradoja	paradox, union of apparently irreconcilable ideas	45
4321115886	pareado	couplet, stanza of two lines	46
4321115887	parodia	parody, exaggerated imitation of something for comic effect	47
4321115888	prefiguración	foreshadowing, indication of events to come	48
4321115889	realismo mágico	magical realism, magical elements in a realistic setting	49
4321115890	rima asonante	assonance, type of rhyme in which only the vowels rhyme	50
4321115891	rima consonante	consonance, rhyme in which the last sounds rhyme	51
4321115892	simbolo	symbol, use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea	52
4321115893	símil	simile, comparison between two objects using like or as	53
4321115894	sinécdoque	synecdoche, substituting the name of an object for another related object, typically used to give an object a more general name	54
4321115895	soneto	sonnet, poetic composition of fourteen lines	55
4321115896	tema	theme	56
4321115897	tono	tone, attitude of the author towards the material	57
4321115898	alegoría	allegory, story interpreted to reveal a deeper meaning	58
4321115899	copla	couplet, two lines of verse joined into one unit	59
4321115900	figuras retóricas	rhetorical figure, language device used by a writer to prompt the reader to consider the meaning from a different perspective	60
4321115901	hemistiquio	hemistich, half a line of verse preceded or followed by a caesura, sometimes used to indicate tension or suspense	61
4321115902	justicia poética	poetic justice, device in which a character is punished or rewarded based on their actions, often by fate	62
4321115903	metro	meter, rhythmic structure of verse	63
4321115904	retruécano	pun, play on words involving words that sound similar or a word with multiple meanings	64
4321115905	octava	octave, verse consisting of eight lines	65
4321115906	polifonía	polyphony, aspect of narrative involving multiple perspectives	66
4321115907	oda	ode, lyric poem addressing a particular subject, often elevated in style	67
4321115908	polisíndeton	polysyndeton, repetition of conjunctions	68
4321115909	pregunta retórica	rhetorical question, question posed for effect and not intended to be answered	69
4321115910	ritmo	rhythm, pattern of language	70
4321115911	serventesio	stanza of four verses of more than eight syllables with consonance, usually with a rhyme scheme ABAB	71