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Literatura - Dispositivo estilístico

Aquí aprenderá algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con recursos estilísticos como "alegoría", "metáfora" y "paradoja".

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allegory
[Sustantivo]

a story, poem, etc. in which the characters and events are used as symbols to convey moral or political lessons

alegoría

alegoría

Ex: The children 's book uses allegory to teach lessons about friendship and teamwork through a story about a group of animals working together .
alliteration
[Sustantivo]

the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the words in a verse or sentence, used as a literary device

aliteración

aliteración

Ex: The advertising sloganalliteration made it memorable and catchy .
allusion
[Sustantivo]

a statement that implies or indirectly mentions something or someone else, especially as a literary device

alusión, referencia

alusión, referencia

Ex: The poetallusion to Icarus served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of overambition and hubris .
pun
[Sustantivo]

a clever or amusing use of words that takes advantage of the multiple meanings or interpretations that it has

calambur

calambur

antithesis
[Sustantivo]

a figure of speech in which two ideas or concepts are arranged in parallel clauses, words, or sentences to express a contrast

antítesis

antítesis

Ex: " Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country " - John F. Kennedy antithesis to make a patriotic appeal .
simile
[Sustantivo]

a word or phrase that compares two things or people, highlighting the similarities, often introduced by 'like' or 'as'

símil

símil

metaphor
[Sustantivo]

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

metáfora

metáfora

synecdoche
[Sustantivo]

a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole or vice versa

sinécdoque

sinécdoque

personification
[Sustantivo]

a literary device where human qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-human entities, objects, or ideas

personificación

personificación

paradox
[Sustantivo]

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paradoja

paradoja

motif
[Sustantivo]

a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work

tema, motivo

tema, motivo

assonance
[Sustantivo]

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

asonancia, rima asonante

asonancia, rima asonante

Ex: His writing style assonance to add harmony to his prose .
onomatopoeia
[Sustantivo]

a word that mimics the sound it represents

onomatopeya

onomatopeya

Ex: The use onomatopoeia adds vividness and immediacy to descriptive writing .
cacophony
[Sustantivo]

a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to show disorder or chaos

cacofonía

cacofonía

derision
[Sustantivo]

mockery expressed through words or actions in a biting or sarcastic manner

mofa

mofa

foreshadowing
[Sustantivo]

the act of giving a clue of the future events to the audience in advance while narrating a story

presagio, presentimiento

presagio, presentimiento

hyperbole
[Sustantivo]

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

hipérbole

hipérbole

oxymoron
[Sustantivo]

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or contrasting terms to create a unique expression

oxímoron

oxímoron

rhyme
[Sustantivo]

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

rima

rima

rhythm
[Sustantivo]

a strong repeated pattern of musical notes or sounds

ritmo

ritmo

zeugma
[Sustantivo]

the use of a word with two senses each of which apply to a different word in a sentence, as a figure of speech

zeugma

zeugma

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