spanish lit final sept-dec

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