Spanish Literary Eras and Poetic Techniques

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Spanish Literary Periods and Key Authors

The Generation of '27 was a group of Spanish poets who gathered in that year to commemorate the death of the Baroque poet Luis de Góngora.

Alliteration: Repetition of one or more sounds to imitate a sound reality. Example: 'Moltes s' (many 's' sounds)
Onomatopoeia: Words or expressions that imitate a sound.
Paronomasia: Placing two phonetically similar words next to each other. Example: 'boyfriend steer' (original example, likely a mistranslation)

Anaphora: Repetition of a word or group of words at the beginning of a verse or clause.
Parallelism: Repetition of the same syntactic structure.
Polysyndeton: Repetition of unnecessary conjunctions.
Asyndeton: Absence of conjunctions.
Ellipsis: Deletion of one or more words that may be implied by the reader.
Pun: A play with the syllables of a word or two contiguous words that leads to a different word or meaning. Example: 'Lopico, the peak' (original example, likely a mistranslation)
Polyptoton: Repeating the same word in different grammatical forms.

Antithesis: Opposition of words or statements with contrary meaning. Example: 'that which is short and that which is long'
Paradox: A seemingly contradictory expression that, however, makes sense.
Hyperbole: Excessive and improbable exaggeration.
Personification: Allocation of animate qualities to inanimate beings.
Irony: Affirmation of an idea by expressing the opposite idea.
Simile: A comparison between two realities that bear a relationship of resemblance.
Metonymy: Designation of an object with the name of another with which it bears a relationship of contiguity or proximity.

Sonnet: An Italian stanza formed by 2 quatrains and 2 tercets.
Galatea symbolizes Elisa Isabel Freire. Salicio and Nemoroso (pastores) symbolize the author.

Lira: A specific stanza form.
Key Topics: Exaltation of virtue, mastery of the passions, and the concentration of universal harmony created by God through a musician.
Literary Topoi:
- Locus Amoenus: A perfect, pleasant place.
- Beatus Ille: 'Happy is he' (a theme praising rural life).
- Tempus Fugit: 'Time flies' (a theme on the fleeting nature of time).
- Carpe Diem: 'Seize the day' (a theme encouraging living in the present moment).

Individualism: Art and literature become a manifestation of the self.
Key Characteristics: Defense of freedom, idealism, nationalism, exoticism, and a rebellious spirit of youth.

Themes: Poetry and poetic inspiration, hopeful love, failure and disappointment in love, loneliness, and death.
Style: Simple style; poetry should deal with intimate issues.

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