polípote - prosa

polípote (poliptoton) (polyptoton)

• Repetition of a noun or adjective in another form or of a verb in different tenses

• ex.~ De “San Manuel Bueno, mártir”: 

  “. . .creo que don Manuel Bueno, que mi San Manuel  y que mi hermano Lázaro se murieron creyendo no  creer lo que más nos interesa, pero sin creer creerlo,  creyéndolo en una desolación activa y resignada.”

polisíndeton (polysyndeton)

• A figure of speech that consists of repeating the conjunctives (and, yes, but, more) without the syntax demanding it

Postmodernismo (Post Modernism) 

• 20th century cultural movement opposed to modern functionalism and
  rationalism. For some, postmodernism begins with the rejection of
  Modernisim and for others it begins in the second half of the 20th century.

• ex.~ Borges y Yo

prefiguración  

• foreshadowing

• In a story, hint, or hints of upcoming events or even resolution. Prefiguration is not limited to narration, but appears in all literary genres

• ex.~ In “Lazarillo de Tormes” Laz did not understand the meaning of a comment of the blind man about the horns. This foreshadows the end of Laz’s narrative regarding his wife’s reputation

presagiar 

• foreshadowing

• To announce or foresee something, inducing it from omens or conjecturing it

prolepsis (flashforward) ver analepsis

• It refers to a leap forward in the narrative, by which elements of the plot are ahead of the viewer, so that before arrives at the culmination of the story one already knows or at least guesses what the end

prosa (prose) (ver narrativa)

• A form of literary expression, not subject to measure or cadence like poetry

• Cuentos, leyendas, ensayos, obras teatrales, etc. pero NO poemas