AP Spanish Literature - 1st Semester Review
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These flashcards cover key literary terms, works, and authors important for the AP Literature exam.
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El conde Lucanor
A collection of moral tales, notably 'Ejemplo XXXV: De lo que le sucedió al mancebo que se casó con una mujer muy brava'.
Romance de la pérdida de Alhama
A ballad that reflects the loss of Alhama during the Spanish Reconquista.
Lazarillo de Tormes
An early Spanish picaresque novel that follows the life of a boy named Lázaro.
Visión de los vencidos
A collection of accounts that details the Aztec perspective of the Spanish conquest.
Segunda carta de relación
Letters written by Hernán Cortés detailing the conquest of Mexico.
Soneto XXIII
A sonnet by Garcilaso de la Vega that explores themes of beauty and time.
Soneto CLXVI
A famous sonnet by Luis de Góngora illustrating beauty and the passage of time.
Salmo XVII
A poem by Francisco de Quevedo reflecting on the state of the homeland.
Hombres necios que acusáis a la mujer
A poem by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz criticizing the double standards imposed on women.
Don Quijote de La Mancha
A novel by Miguel de Cervantes that follows the adventures of a man who believes he is a knight.
El burlador de Sevilla
A play by Tirso de Molina that tells the story of Don Juan, a legendary seducer.
En una tempestad
A poem by José María Heredia that portrays the power of nature.
Rima LIII
A poem by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer reflecting on the return of swallows and lost love.
Las medias rojas
A short story by Emilia Pardo Bazán about a girl's dreams and harsh reality.
He andado muchos caminos
A poem by Antonio Machado that explores the theme of life's journey.
Nuestra América
An essay by José Martí advocating for unity among Latin Americans.
A Roosevelt
A poem by Rubén Darío critiquing U.S. imperialism.
El hijo
A short story by Horacio Quiroga about loss and nature.
La edad media
The historical period in Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the start of the Renaissance.
El renacimiento
A cultural movement in the 14th to 17th centuries emphasizing the revival of classical learning.
El barroco
An artistic style characterized by elaborate ornamentation and dynamic expressions.
El romanticismo
A literary movement emphasizing emotion and individualism, emerging in the late 18th century.
El realismo y naturalismo
Literary movements focusing on representing everyday life and social realities.
Romance
A narrative poem or ballad, often telling a story of love or adventure.
Soneto
A poetic form consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme.
Silva
A poetic form composed of verses of different lengths and with a variable rhyme scheme.
La redondilla
A quatrain (four-line stanza) with an ABBA rhyme scheme.
Verso agudo
A verse that ends in a stressed syllable.
Verso grave
A verse that ends in a natural syllable.
Verso esdrújulo
A verse that ends in a stressed syllable on the antepenultimate syllable.
Verso blanco
Verse that does not have a rhyme but maintains a regular meter.
Verso libre
Verse that has no fixed meter or rhyme scheme.
heptasílabo
A verse with seven syllables.
octosílabo
A verse with eight syllables.
endecasílabo
A verse with eleven syllables.
alejandrino
A verse with fourteen syllables, typically divided into two hemistichs.
Rima asonante
A rhyme that matches only the vowel sounds.
Rima consonante
A rhyme that matches both vowel and consonant sounds.
Rima abrazada
A rhyme scheme of ABBA.
Rima encadenada
A rhyme scheme of ABAB.
Rima continua
A rhyme scheme of AAAA.
Rima gemela
A rhyme scheme of AABB.
Sinalefa
The merging of two syllables into one.
Encabalgamiento
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line.
Metáfora
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unrelated things.
Símbolo
An object, character, figure, or color used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
Hipérbole
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
Hipérbaton
The inversion of the normal order of words.
Anáfora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Aliteración
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Antítesis
A contrast of ideas expressed in a grammatically balanced statement.
Quiasmo
A rhetorical figure in which two phrases are structured in an inverted manner.
Retruécano
A play on words or pun.
Asíndeton
The omission of conjunctions between phrases.
Polisíndeton
The use of multiple conjunctions between phrases.
Personificación o prosopopeya
Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects.
Reduplicación
The repetition of a word or part of a word.
Imagen
A representation that evokes sensory experiences.
Literatura didáctica
Literature that aims to teach a moral lesson.
Metaficción
Fiction that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction.
Polimetría
The use of multiple metrical forms in a poem.
Tono
The general character or attitude of a piece of writing.
Sinéresis
The combination of two vowels into one syllable in a word.
Diéresis
The separation of two vowels that are normally pronounced together.
Hiato
The presence of two adjacent vowels in separate syllables.
Onomatopeya
The formation of a word from a sound associated with its name.
Sinonimia
The relationship between synonyms.
Apóstrofe
An addressing of a typically absent person or personified concept.
Estribillo
A repeated line or phrase in a poem or song.
Metonimia
Using a related term to refer to something.
Sinestesia
A blending of sensory experiences.
Epíteto
An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
Perífrasis
A roundabout way of describing something without using its direct name.
Pleonasmo
The use of redundant phrases or words to emphasize an idea.
Paralelismo
The use of similar structures in two or more phrases.
Sinécdoque
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole.
Parodia
A humorous or satirical imitation of a piece of literature or art.
Sátira
A literary work that criticizes human vices or foolishness.