Spanish 5 Literary Terms

Acotación

• stage directions

• spoken conversation between characters

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words within close proximity

• words that imitate or mimic sounds

Dialogo

• stage directions

• spoken conversation between characters

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words within close proximity

• words that imitate or mimic sounds

Aliteración

• stage directions

• spoken conversation between characters

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words within close proximity

• words that imitate or mimic sounds

Onomatopeya

• stage directions

• spoken conversation between characters

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words within close proximity

• words that imitate or mimic sounds

Alusión

• indirect reference made by an author to another person, event, or piece of literature.

• humorous imitation of a specific work, author, or genre that often includes allusions for comedic effect.

• situations or statements that have more than one possible meaning or interpretation, often creating uncertainty or confusion for readers.

• A statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true or make sense in certain contexts

Ambigüedad

• indirect reference made by an author to another person, event, or piece of literature.

• humorous imitation of a specific work, author, or genre that often includes allusions for comedic effect.

• situations or statements that have more than one possible meaning or interpretation, often creating uncertainty or confusion for readers.

• A statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true or make sense in certain contexts

Paradoja

• indirect reference made by an author to another person, event, or piece of literature.

• humorous imitation of a specific work, author, or genre that often includes allusions for comedic effect.

• situations or statements that have more than one possible meaning or interpretation, often creating uncertainty or confusion for readers.

• A statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true or make sense in certain contexts

Paradia

• indirect reference made by an author to another person, event, or piece of literature.

• humorous imitation of a specific work, author, or genre that often includes allusions for comedic effect.

• situations or statements that have more than one possible meaning or interpretation, often creating uncertainty or confusion for readers.

• A statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true or make sense in certain contexts

Antítesis

• rhetorical device that involves contrasting two opposing ideas, words, or phrases within a sentence or paragraph

• when words are used to convey a meaning that is opposite to their literal interpretation.

• repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• exaggerating something for emphasis or dramatic effect

Ironía

• rhetorical device that involves contrasting two opposing ideas, words, or phrases within a sentence or paragraph

• when words are used to convey a meaning that is opposite to their literal interpretation.

• repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• exaggerating something for emphasis or dramatic effect