SPAN 301 - Repaso para Examen 1 Flashcards

Vocabulary and key concept flashcards covering grammar rules (Ser/Estar, Por/Para, Adjectives, Accentuation) and reading comprehension from SPAN 301 Repaso para Examen 1.

"Odio desde la otra vida"

A 1933 story fragment written by Roberto Arlt, featuring characters Fernando, Lucía, and an Arab practitioner of occult sciences.

Roberto Arlt

The author of the 1933 narrative fragment titled "Odio desde la otra vida".

Fernando

The protagonist in Roberto Arlt's text who feels uncomfortable under an Arab man's gaze while contemplating killing his girlfriend, Lucía.

Lucía

Fernando's girlfriend in "Odio desde la otra vida", whose room faces the hotel garden and whose face is drawn in pencil on a marble table.

Nube roja

The red cloud seen over Fernando's head by the Arab in Roberto Arlt's story, symbolizing "el Crimen" (the Crime) and fatality.

Palabras agudas

A classification of Spanish words that are stressed on the final syllable.

Palabras llanas

A classification of Spanish words that are stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable.

Palabras esdrújulas y sobresdrújulas

Classifications of Spanish words stressed on the antepenultimate or earlier syllables, which always carry an accent mark.

Por (Cause or Reason)

Preposition usage demonstrated in the phrase "Por problemas de dinero, no pudo viajar…" to express cause.

Por (Exchange or Cost)

Preposition usage demonstrated in "Ella pagó $500 por su teléfono nuevo…" to indicate cost or exchange.

Para (Opinion or Perspective)

Preposition usage demonstrated in expressions such as "Para ella, los tragos con whiskey son asquerosos" and "para mí, es una barbaridad".

Para (Deadline or Target Time)

Preposition usage demonstrated in the phrase "Para el final del semestre, los estudiantes ya sabrán mucho más".

Pobre hombre vs. Hombre pobre

Adjective placement distinction where "pobre hombre" refers to an unfortunate or pitiful man, whereas "hombre pobre" refers to a man lacking money.

Gibraltar

The destination of the ocean liner ("transatlántico") departing through the channel of buoys ("calle de boyas") in the reading fragment.