Literary devices, movements, and required text vocabulary for AP Spanish Literature and Culture. Front: the Spanish term. Back: English meaning and a brief explanation.
40 cards · basic cards · AI-written, checked twice. Edit anything.
- Metáfora
Show answer
Metaphor. A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'La vida es un viaje.'- Metonimia
Show answer
Metonymy. A figure of speech where one thing is substituted for another with which it is associated. Example: 'He reads Shakespeare' (meaning Shakespeare's works).- Sinécdoque
Show answer
Synecdoche. A figure where a part represents the whole or vice versa. Example: 'All hands on deck' (hands = people).- Personificación
Show answer
Personification. Giving human qualities, emotions, or characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.- Hipérbole
Show answer
Hyperbole. Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, effect, or humor. Example: 'I've told you a million times.'- Paradoja
Show answer
Paradox. A statement or situation that seems contradictory but may reveal truth upon reflection.- Ironía
Show answer
Irony. The expression of meaning through language that signifies the opposite. Three types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.- Alegoría
Show answer
Allegory. A narrative or description where characters, objects, and events represent abstract ideas or qualities.- Símil
Show answer
Simile. A direct comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'As brave as a lion.'- Oxímoron
Show answer
Oxymoron. The combination of contradictory or opposite words placed together. Example: 'bittersweet' or 'silent scream.'- Modernismo
Show answer
Modernism. A late 19th and early 20th-century Spanish American literary movement emphasizing aestheticism, symbolism, and innovative forms. Key figures: Rubén Darío, Manuel Machado.- Generación del 98
Show answer
Generation of '98. A group of Spanish intellectuals responding to Spain's defeat in the Spanish-American War. Key figures: Miguel de Unamuno, Antonio Machado, Pío Baroja.- Realismo
Show answer
Realism. A 19th-century movement depicting life with accuracy, detail, and objectivity. Rejected romanticism and focused on ordinary characters and situations.- Romanticismo
Show answer
Romanticism. An 18th and 19th-century movement emphasizing emotion, individualism, nature, and imagination over reason and classical forms.- Simbolismo
Show answer
Symbolism. A literary movement using symbols to represent ideas, emotions, or qualities beyond their literal meaning. Influenced by Modernism.
FlashKeepers