Forma y Fondo de los Poemas

anáfora

repeating the same word in the beginning of consecutive lines

sinestesia

combining senses to create a vivid picture/emotions

símil

a comparison using “like” or “as”

aliteración

using the same sound multiple times in closely connected words

sinécdoque

 a figure of speech in which a part represents a whole

antítesis

an idea that contrasts the idea before it

hipérbaton

switching the order of words to provide emphasis on a specific idea

paradoja

a self-contradictory statement

híperbole

an exaggerated statement

estribillo

a repeated phrase or line that reinforces the poem’s theme

personificación

describing something that is not human with human attributes

metáfora

describing something by saying it is something else

apóstrafe

a mark used to indicate possession or contraction

clímax

 the most intense moment of a story/the turning point

metonimia

using a word closely related to the subject to represent the subject

polisíndeton

repeating the same coordinating conjunction close to each other

asíndeton

omitting conjunctions from a line

encabalgamiento

a sentence that exists in multiple lines in the poem

diptongo

two vowels together that make one sound

triptongo

three vowels together that make one sound

onomatopeya

a word that sounds like what it describes

rima asonante

close to a rhyme (when the vowels are the same but the consonants are different)

verso agudo

when the word has emphasis on the last syllable

arte mayor

each verse has nine or more syllables

arte menor

each verse has less then nine syllables

sinalefa

when a word ends in a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel, you say the two words as one word

verso asdrújulo

an accent/the emphasis on the third to last syllable (the antepenultimate syllable)

rima consonante

a rhyme

acento tónico

putting an emphasis on the syllable but it doesn’t have an accent written

acento ortográfico

putting emphasis on the syllable with an accent on the vowel

verso grave o llano

the accent/emphasis is on the second to last syllable (penultimate)