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cacofonía

Literatura; Literatura general

Language that is discordant and difficult to pronounce, such as this line from John Updike’s "Player Piano": "never my numb plunker fumbles." Cacophony ("bad sound") may be unintentional in the ...

Those works generally considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to read and study, which collectively constitute the "masterpieces" of literature. Since the 1960s, the ...

carpe diem

Literatura; Literatura general

The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of ...

catarsis

Literatura; Literatura general

Meaning "purgation," catharsis describes the release of the emotions of pity and fear by the audience at the end of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle discusses the importance of catharsis. The ...

personaje

Literatura; Literatura general

A character is a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work, and characterization is the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader. A hero or heroine, often called ...

personificación

Literatura; Literatura general

Caracterización es el proceso por el cual un escritor hace ese personaje parecen reales al lector. Autores tienen dos métodos principales de presentar personajes: mostrando y contando. Mostrar ...

coro

Literatura; Literatura general

En las tragedias griegas (especialmente las de Esquilo y Sófocles), un grupo de personas que sirven principalmente como comentaristas en los personajes y acontecimientos. Añaden a la comprensión del ...