Prueba 1 Flashcards
el verso agudo
stressed on the last syllable (type)
el verso llano
stressed on the second to last syllable (type)
el verso esdrújulo
stressed on the third to last syllable (type)
What do you call a verse with 7 syllables?
Heptasílabo
What do you call a verse with 8 syllables?
Octosílabo
What do you call a verse with 11 syllables?
endecasílabo
What do you call a verse with 14 syllables?
alejadrino
el hipérbaton
(like Yoda speaks); switching around word order, LITERALLY EVERYWHERE, ex. Paseabase ; normal: Se paseaba
la sinécdoque
synecdoche (a part represents the whole)
el polisíndeton
using more conjunctions than needed
la anáfora
anaphora (repetition of the first phrase)
el asíndeton
asyndeton (suppression of conjunctions)
el epíteto
epithet (repeated phrase in replace of a noun that describes what the noun is)
la circunlocución
circumlocution (talking around a word)
la lítote
understatement
