Spanish Lit. Terms

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alegoría

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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms;

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aliteración

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repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases

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antítesis

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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms;

"me esfuerzo por olvidarte y sin querer te recuerdo

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epíteto

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An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

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hipérbaton (el)

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An inversion of the normal order of words, esp. for the sake of emphasis, as in the sentence “this I must see.”

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hipérbole

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any rhetorical device or figure of speech that employs exaggeration

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metáfora

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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metonimia

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The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing

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onomatopeya

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The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle)

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oxímoron

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true)

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paradoja

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A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory

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personificación

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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prosopopeya

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A figure of speech in which an abstract thing is personified

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símil

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox)

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sinecdoque

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”)

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sinestesia

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The poetic description of a sense impression in terms of another sense, as in “a loud perfume” or “an icy voice.”

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anafora

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La anáfora es una figura retórica que consiste en la repetición de una o varias palabras al principio de un verso o enunciado. Por ejemplo: Temprano levantó la muerte el vuelo, temprano madrugó la madrugada,