carente de sentido o lógica
ridiculous, nonsensical
It is absurd to think that everything will resolve itself.
acción o hecho que alguien realiza
act, action
His act caused surprise in everyone.
estudio detallado de algo
analysis
Risk analysis is important in the company.
información o hechos previos que sirven de referencia
background, prior experience
His prior experience allowed him to get the job.
relato que una persona escribe sobre su propia vida
autobiography
My grandfather published his autobiography recently.
persona que escribe libros, artículos u otras obras
author
The author is preparing his next novel.
relato que cuenta la vida de una persona escrita por otra
biography
parte o división de un libro o texto
chapter
The author wrote a chapter about history.
momento de mayor intensidad o importancia en una narración, obra o situación
climax
The climax of the play surprised all the spectators.
circunstancias o situación que rodean un hecho o idea
context, setting
The work setting influences the employee's decision.
relato breve de hechos imaginarios o reales
story, tale
Children's stories are very popular.
relato que narra crímenes y la investigación de los mismos
police story, detective story
I enjoy police stories for their intriguing puzzles.
parte final de una historia o situación
ending
I liked the ending because it was unexpected.
texto escrito en el que se desarrolla un tema con ideas y argumentos propios
essay
I prepared an essay for literature class.
forma particular de hacer, decir o expresar algo
style
Which style do you prefer, classic or modern?
conjunto de versos que forma una unidad dentro de un poema o canción
stanza, verse
categoría de obras literarias que comparten estilo, forma o contenido
literary genre
The literary genre determines the type of narrative used.
significar o dar a entender algo sin decirlo directamente
imply, mean
That comment implies that he doesn't trust us.
deducir información a partir de evidencia o razonamiento
infer, deduce
Readers must infer the meaning of unknown words.
libro que narra historias mediante imágenes y diálogos
comic book, graphic novel
This comic book has very colorful illustrations.
figura literaria que consiste en usar una palabra o expresión para referirse a otra cosa con la que tiene alguna semejanza
metaphor
The metaphor of the river symbolizes the passage of time.
contar o relatar una historia o unos hechos
narrate, tell
The actor narrates the nature series.
obra literaria extensa en prosa que narra una historia ficticia
novel
The novel tells the story of a family.
trabajo artístico o literario creado por una persona
work (of art or literature)
The work was exhibited in an international museum.
arte de expresar sentimientos y ideas con versos y ritmo
poetry
I read a poem that made me cry.
modo de expresión escrita o hablada que no usa versos
prose
The essay is written in formal prose.
personaje principal de una historia, obra, película o novela
protagonist, main character
The protagonist faces many challenges.
opinión, perspectiva o manera de considerar algo
point of view, perspective
The debate included several interesting points of view.
lo que existe o sucede de manera verdadera y concreta
reality
In everyday reality, everything is more complicated.
establecer una conexión o vínculo entre cosas o personas
relate, connect
It is important to relate theory to practice.
descripción breve o crítica de un libro, película, obra o evento
review
The review explained the movie plot without spoilers.
la repetición de sonidos al final de dos o más palabras
rhyme
Writing with rhyme is sometimes a fun challenge.
secuencia regular de sonidos, movimientos o acontecimientos
rhythm
The band changed rhythm in the second verse.
que pertenece al género literario o cinematográfico que trata sobre el amor y las relaciones sentimentales
romantic
Romantic novels can be fun and exciting.
obra literaria, artística o comentario que critica o ridiculiza algo usando humor o ironía
satire
Satire often uses exaggeration or irony.
tener un significado o representar algo
mean, signify
Do you know what this phrase means?
representar o significar algo mediante un símbolo
symbolize, represent
This ring symbolizes our commitment.
comparación entre dos cosas usando "como" o "cual" para resaltar semejanzas
simile
He compared his sadness to the rain using a simile.
hecho o acontecimiento que ocurre, especialmente si es importante o llama la atención
event, incident
An unexpected event interrupted the ceremony.
idea central o motivo que se repite en una obra artística o literaria
theme, motif
This theme appears in several songs of the album.
llevar un nombre o título determinado
be called, be titled
The report is called according to the main topic.
línea o unidad de un poema
verse
We analyzed a verse in poetry class.
introduce una concesión o contraste entre ideas
although, even though
Even though you may not believe it, that really happened.
conjunción que introduce una acción inmediata posterior a otra
as soon as
She fell asleep as soon as she turned off the light.
conjunción que indica que una acción ocurre inmediatamente después de otra
as soon as
She fell asleep as soon as she turned off the light.
