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1-53 literary devices, 54-128 literature, 129-146 poetry terms, 147-151 literary movements 152-153 works from ___
metaficción/metafiction
fiction about the act of creation fiction
moraleja/moral
a message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event
hipérbole/hyperbole
An exaggerated, extravagant expression
fábula/fable
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
polifonía/polyphony
when there are different voices/narratives in one work
in medias res
when a work starts in the middle
voz poética/poetic voice
the speaker/narrator of a poem
apóstrofe/apostrophe
literary device writers use to address someone or something that is not physically present. the subject may be dead, absent, inanimate, or abstract
anáfora/anaphora
the repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences
cromatismo/chromatism
when colors are used to represent ideas or feelings
metáfora/metaphores
figure of speech that compares two things, usually by stating one thing is another
símbolo/symbol
an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
hipérbaton/hyperbaton
rhetorical figure of speech that consists of altering the logical order of the words in a sentence
gradación/gradation
rhetorical figure that consists of ordering an idea or concept from least or greatest important (ex: A breath, a shadow, a nothing, everything gives him a fever)
enumeración/enumeration
occurs when a writer chooses to list out items, events, ideas, or other parts of a story/setting (a list)
asíndeton/asyndeton
a series of words or clauses in close succession, linked without the use of conjunctions (ex: Reduce, reuse, recycle)
polisíndeton/polysyndeton
literary device that uses multiple repetitions of the same conjunction (ex: reduce and reuse and recycle)
retruécano/antimetabole
repetition of two words or short phrases, but in reversed order to establish a contrast (Ex: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail)
paradoja/paradox
a statement or pair of statements that seems contradictory upon reading (ex: Save money by spending it)
antítesis/antithesis
Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, with parallel structure in conjunction with one another (ex: Hope for the best; prepare for the worst)
imagen/imagery
descriptive language that evokes the five senses and triggers emotional responses
tono/tone
the attitude that the narrator/author adopts regarding a certain topic
aliteración/alliteration
consists of the repetition of one or more sounds within the same phrase
narrador testigo/witness narrator
a narrator who is a character in the work and is relaying the events
narratario/narratee
The imagined person whom the narrator is assumed to be addressing in a given narrative
elegía/elegy
poetry where the death of a person or other misfortune is lamented and that doesn’t have a fixed form
protagonista/protagonist
the main character in a story
antihéro/antihero
a main character in a story who lacks some conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality
Narrador fidedigno/trustworthy narrator
a reliable narrator
narrador en primera persona/1st person narrator
I/we perspective
punto de vista/point of view
the view that an author tells a story (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited omniscient, 3rd objective, 3rd limited)
flashback
an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story
alusión/allusion
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
alegoría/allegory
symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative
parodia/parody
an imitation of the style and manner of a particular writer or school of writers
sátira/satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
intertextualidad/intertextuality
the relationship that a text maintains with other texts (contemporary or historical)
falla trágica/tragic flaw
the principal defect in character or judgment that leads to the downfall of the hero
monólogo/monologue
speech when one person speaks for a long time towards another character(s)
acotación/stage directions
phrases or words that are written on the side of a text or clarifications that are made in a play
aparte/apart
when a character speaks to the audience and not the other characters in a play
prosopopeya/prosopopoeia
another term for personification
metonimia/metonymy
figure of speech in which the name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original (ex: crown for monarch)
exclamaciones/exclamations
occurs when ideas or words express strong emotions such as surprise, joy, or anger
descripción/descriptions
speech that explains something
atmósfera/atmosphere
the feeling that a work gives
narrador omnisciente/omniscient narrator
an all-knowing narrator that has full knowledge of the story
regionalismo/regionalism
when a work describes distinctive local geography and culture which can show in the language/dialogue, description of settings, or customs
diálogo/dialogue
the conversations between characters in a work
sinestesia/synesthesia
the association of one thing with another that are different (ex: the violence/blood from the dad’s beating in las medias rojas and the stars Ildara sees)
desdoblamiento
the formation of two things from one (ex: the different versions of the son (alive and dead) in el hijo)
ambigüedad/ambiguity
a word, statement, or situation with two or more possible meanings
Fluir de conciencia/stream of consciousness
narrative device that attempts to give the written equivalent of the character's thought processes
el conde lucanor author
don juan manuel
el conde lucanor style
literatura didáctica
el conde lucanor edad
la edad media
features of el conde lucanor
metaficcón, fábula, alegoría, polifonía
themes of el conde lucanor
the importance of first impressions, relaciones de poder (el conde y el serviente, la esposa y el esposo), el sistema patriarcal
romance de la pérdida de alhama author
no conocemos
romance de la pérdida de alhama style
literatura oral
romance de la pérdida de alhama edad
la edad media
features of la pérdida de alhama
repetición (estribillo/chorus), rimas, estructura octosilábica
themes of la pérdida de alhmama
las relaciones sociales, los sociedades en contacto, el nacionalismo y el regionalismo
En tanto que de rosa y azucena author
garcilaso de la vega
En tanto que de rosa y azucena literary movement
renacimiento
En tanto que de rosa y azucena edad
siglo de oro
features of En tanto que de rosa y azucena
soneto, símbolos (la rosa, juventud, belleza), metáforas (oro, rosa y azucena), anáfora (en tanto in line 1 and line 5), influencia clásica
themes of En tanto que de rosa y azucena
carpe diem, la importancia del individuo, el tiempo y el espacio
Mientras por competir con tu cabello author
luis de góngora
Mientras por competir con tu cabello literary movement
barroco
Mientras por competir con tu cabello epoca
siglo de oro
features of Mientras por competir con tu cabello
soneto, anáfora(mientras), metáforas/símiles/comparaciones (el cabello rubio con el oro y el sol, la frente y un lilio, el labio y un clavel, el cuello y un espejo), enumeración (cuello, cabello, labio y frente), y gradación (en tierra, en humo, en polvo, en sombra, en nada)
themes of mientras por competir con tu cabello
el tiempo y el espacio, memento mori
Miré los muros de la patria mía author
francisco de quevedo
Miré los muros de la patria mía literary movement
barroco
Miré los muros de la patria mía epoca
siglo 17, siglo de oro
features of Miré los muros de la patria mía
soneto, hipérbaton (y del monte quejosos los grandes), imagen, personificación (de la carrera de la edad cansados, el sol bebía los arroyos), símbolos (el báculo (cain), la espada (sword), el habitación, los muros representing the inevitability of death)
themes of Miré los muros de la patria mía
el tiempo y el espacio, momento mori
sátira filosófica author
sor juana inés de la cruz
sátira filosófica literary movement
barroco
sátira filosófica edad
siglo de oro, época colonial
features of sátira filosófica
cuarteto, sátira, alusiones (thais y lucrecia), ironía, antítesis (ex: quejándoos, si os tratan mal, burlándoos, si os quieren bien and para pretendida, Thais, y en la posesión, Lucrecia), imagen, la influencia clásica (thais y lucrecia)
themes of sátira filosófica
construcción del género, machismo, y el sistema patriarcal, las relaciones interpersonales, las relaciones de poder
segunda carta de relación author
hernan cortes
segunda carta de relación literary movement
La Conquista Española, las crónicas
segunda carta de relación edad
siglo 16, época colonial
feautures of la segunda carta de relación
enumeración, descripciones de los animales/el ambiente/las personas, narrador no fidedigno, narrador testigo
themes of la segunda carta de relación
las relaciones sociales, sociedades en contacto, la marginación y la diversidad, la creación literatura (el texto y sus contextos)
visión de los vencidos (los presagios) author
las personas indígenas, miguel leon portilla (compilador)
visión de los vencidos (los presagios) edad
siglo xvi, época colonial
visión de los vencidos (los presagios) literary movement
La Conquista Española, literatura oral
features of visión de los vencidos (los presagios)
enumeración, narrador testigo, imágenes
themes of visión de los vencidos (los presagios)
la espiritualidad y la religión, las relaciones de poder, el imperialismo
la vida de lazarillo de tormes author
anónimo
la vida de lazarillo de tormes edad
siglo de oro, siglo 16
la vida de lazarillo de tormes literary movement
picaresca, renacimiento (but with baroque characteristics)
features of la vida de lazarillo de tormes
antihéroe, narrador en primera persona, alegorías, flashbacks
themes of la vida de lazarillo de tormes
las sociedades en contacto (las divisiones socioeconómicas), las relaciones interpersonales, la amistad y la hostilidad, las relaciones de poder, la dualidad del ser (La imagen pública y la imagen privada)
don quijote author
miguel de cervantes saavedra
don quijote edad
siglo xvii, el siglo de oro
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