SPAN 330: Exam 1 Vocab
decasílabo
10 syllables
Soneto Alejandrino
11 syllable verses 14 verses 2 cuartetos and 2 tercetos ABBA ABBA CDC DED
soneto (clásico)
11 syllable verses// 14verses 2 cuartetos and 2 tercetos ABBA ABBA CDC CDC
endecasílabo
11 syllables
octava real
11A 11B 11A 11B 11A 11B 11C 11C Estrofa de ocho versos endecasílabos que riman en consonante, los seis primeros de forma alterna y los dos últimos entre sí
dodecasílabo
12 syllables
trecisílabo
13 syllables
alejandrino
14 syllables
soneto latino america
2 serventesios 2 tercetos ABAB ABAB CDE CDE
bisílabo
2 syllables
trisílabo
3 syllables
tetrasílabo
4 syllables
pentasílabo
5 syllables
hexasílabo
6 syllables
heptasílabo
7 syllables
redondilla
8 syllable verses rima abrazada (abba) 4 lines
octosílabo
8 syllables
arte mayor
9 or more syllables
eneasílabo
9 syllables
clímax/gradación
A series that ascends or descends
romance
Octosílabos Rima asonante en versos pares (no hay rima en otros versos) Cuenta una historia Puede tener muchos versos o corto Característica de la tradición oral popular en el siglo XV
Metapoesía
Poesía about poesía
polimetría
Using different metrical forms in one poem. Refers to the use of various stanzas in a unitary text.
símbolo
a concrete element that symbolizes a nonconcrete subject (cross and death of Christ)
apóstrofe
a passage addressing a person or thing as if it could respond
cesura
a pause in the middle of a line
gemela
aa - bb
contiua
aaa
encadenada o cruzada
abab
abrazada
abba
silva
alternating 11 and 7 syllable verses with no defined pattern
arte menor
between 2 and 8 syllables
hipérbaton
changing order of words (yoda speak)
lira
combination of verses with 7 and 11 syllables (aBabB). always 5 lines
diptongo
combined weak and strong vowel (U/I)
sinéresis
combining two strong vowels to take away a count
metáfora
comparison not using like or as
vía purgativa
completed penitence and learned discipline, can move to the next state
sinalefa
connecting two vowels on different words into one syllable
alegoría
continued metaphor to represent many things in a story
antítesis
contrast
sinestesia
describing a sensory experience through the terms of another (taste the rainbow)
perífrasis
describing what you want to say without ever actually saying it
polifonía
dialogue between characters in a poem
poesía dramática
dialogue between people
diéresis
dividing a diphthong to add a syllable count
hiato
dividing a naturally occurring sinalefa to add a syllable count
estrofa redondilla
eight syllables, arte menor, rima abrazada (abba)
hipérbole
exaggeration
estrofa cuarteto
four lines, arte mayor, rima abrazada (ABBA)
estrofa serventesio
four lines, arte mayor, rima encadenada (ABAB)
estrofa cuarteta
four lines, arte menor, rima encadenada (abab)
hemistiquio
half a line of verse preceded or followed by a caesura, sometimes used to indicate tension or suspense
cacofonía
hard or strong sounds, explosive consonants and hissing sounds
onomatopeya
imitating sounds (BOOM)
Tema
infinite types, exists outside of the poem
vía iluminativa
intense concentration and meditation on God
retorica
language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience
asíndeton
less conjunctions than normal
polisíndeton
more conjunctions than necessary
misticismo
mysticism, focused on God or religion
rima blanca
no pattern in the rhyming
verso libre
no regularity in lines or rima, but has figurative language
verso blanco
no rima
poesía narrativa
objective, how the narrator sees the actions
rima asonante
only the vowels rhyme
estrofa terceto
only three lines with alternating rhyme patterns (ABA/BCB)
estrofa pareado
only two lines with the same rhyming pattern (aa/Aa/AA)
parábola
parable, story with a lesson
pradoja
paradox
prosopopeya
personification, giving human characteristics to non-human objects
poesía concreta o espeical
physical form of the poem represents its subject matter
eufonía
pleasing sweet sounds, long vowels and soft consonants
poesía eleva
puts normal things in an elevated state (ode to onion)
anáfora
repetition at the beginning of the sentence
símil
simile, using like or as
letrilla
starts with and repeats an chorus (estribillo)
verso agudo
stress on the last syllable, one additional count
verso llano
stress on the second to last syllable, no additional counts
verso esdrújulo
stress on third to last syllable, one removed count
poesía lirica
subjective and used to communicate feelings
sinécdoque
substituting the name of an object for another related object, typically used to give an object a more general name (a part, neck)
Metonimia
substitution of a word for the idea meant (un Picasso)
poesía comprometida
talks of social issues
denotación
the actual, defined meaning
connotación
the emotional or inferred meaning
vía unitiva
the end, when union with God is acheived
rima consonante
the last syllable has to rhyme with the following word
computo silabico
the number of syllables in a line
Ritmo
the placement of the accent in a verse
encabalgamiento
the sentence started in one line continues on to the following verse
tropo
the use of figurative langue for artistic effect
epíteto
unnecessary adjectives (white snow)
