Understanding Verb Aspects and Adverbial Classifications
Verb Aspects
| Kind | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Intonation | Terms of an action | Stop, finish |
| Inchoative | An action principle | Start, burst into, made |
| Iterative | Repeated action | Volvere a, I usually go |
| Obliges | Obligation | You have to, you say |
| Probability or Possibility | Action possible or probable | Can come, should be |
| Durative | Action in its course | Has worked, telling |
| Continuative | Stay in the action | Further research, continues to work |
| Approximate | Inaccurate feature | Will be |
| Terminative Value | Action which is to finish | Was closed, let settled |
Adverbs
Place: Here, there, near, far, inside, outside, up, down.
Time: Before, now, after, first, then, today, yesterday, day before yesterday.
Mode: -ing adverbs, adjectives, so, good, bad, better, worse.
Quantity: More, less, therefore, nothing, something, pretty much, a little.
Possibility and Probability: Maybe, perhaps, like, probably, surely.
Negation/Affirmation: Yes, no, also, either, of course, wonderful, indeed, safe, well.
Conjunctions
Coordinated
- Copulative: And, and, or
- Disjunctive: Or, or
- Distributive: Well... well, ... and
- Adversative: But, but
Subordinate
- Grounds: Because, therefore, that since, since
- Conditional: If, provided, provided that, in the condition that
- Concessive: Although
- Consecutive: That, of course, so, so, is so
- Comparative: Compare that, so... as
- End: So that, with the intention that
Romanceros Classes
| Romanceros Classes | Topics |
|---|---|
| Historical | King Don Rodrigo, Infants of Lara, El Cid |
| Border | Struggle against the Moorish kingdom of Granada |
| Carolingian theme or Breton | Roland, Charlemagne |
| Romantic and Lyrical | Sentimental, loving subject |
Jorge Manrique
Much of his life is unknown, but there are important data about it. He was born in Paredes de Nava, the son of Count de Paredes, Don Rodrigo Manrique, and Dona Mencia de Figueroa. Although his life was short, he lived it intensely. He was the lord of Belmontejo and a member of the Order of Santiago. He took part in several battles, always a loyal champion of Queen Isabella. He fought bravely and fiercely. In one of these battles, in Uclés, before the castle of García Muñoz, he was mortally wounded, and he was buried in the same place.
He wrote several songs that appear in various songbooks. His glory as a poet comes from his famous Verses on the Death of His Father. This poem consists of forty-three broken verses, of which one third is dedicated to his father and the rest, the majority, to death in its universal sense, which makes this poem a universally recognized work. It is said that Lope de Vega stated that this poem deserved to be written in letters of gold.
Topics: The transience of life (everything in this world passes away with death), life as a river, earthly life as a path to heavenly life, ubi sunt? (where are they?), death equals all, the life of fame and honor.