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onomatopeya

Literatura; Literatura general

A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes. Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle all reflect onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia can also consist of more than one word; writers ...

oxímoron

Literatura; Literatura general

A condensed form of paradox in which two contradictory words are used together, as in "sweet sorrow" or "original copy." See also paradox.

paradoja

Literatura; Literatura general

A statement that initially appears to be contradictory but then, on closer inspection, turns out to make sense. For example, John Donne ends his sonnet "Death, Be Not Proud" with the paradoxical ...

paraphrasear

Literatura; Literatura general

Una reformulación de la prosa de las ideas centrales de un poema, en su propio idioma.

parodia

Literatura; Literatura general

A humorous imitation of another, usually serious, work. It can take any fixed or open form, because parodists imitate the tone, language, and shape of the original in order to deflate the subject ...

épico

Literatura; Literatura general

A long narrative poem, told in a formal, elevated style, that focuses on a serious subject and chronicles heroic deeds and events important to a culture or nation. Milton’s Paradise Lost, which ...

epigrama

Literatura; Literatura general

Un poema breve, acentuado y ocurrente que generalmente hace un comentario satírico o humorístico. Epigramas más a menudo están escritas en pareados, pero no toman ninguna forma prescrita.