Social Poetry, Post-War Themes, and Journalistic Genres
Social Poetry
Ribes Francisco stresses consulted with the anthology of the young Spanish poetry. The topics covered by them are torn humanism, existential angst, and the drama of man and of Spain. They reject the aestheticism of minorities and aim to reach a broad audience, and adhere to the time concept of poetry.
Thus, poetry becomes a social power and is considered a tool to transform society.
This poetry was born from the national and European situation at the end of World War II, the internal tensions of the Cold War, and the purpose of collaborating in the transformation of this social situation. The themes are those that affect the community, such as injustice and solidarity. It also retrieves the subject of Spain.
Next to Blas de Otero (I ask for peace and the word), also emphasizes Gabriel Celaya (Cantos Iberians) and José Hierro (Quinta del 42).
The Decade of the Sixties: The Recovery of the “Social”
The generation of 1950 is composed of poets born between 1925 and 1935, who were called “children of war.” In them, there is a strong determination to overcome the “social” as a theme.
Characteristic features of the poetic style of this generation:
- Poetry as Knowledge and Experience: They conceive of poetry as a mode of self-knowledge and understanding the world. His subjects come from the exploration of subjectivity and personal experience. There is not much religion, and poems about friendship abound.
- Realism: There are traits of honesty, civic attitude, and commitment. His attitude is a typical humanistic concern for the problems of human beings.
- The Use of Satire and Irony: Through humor and irony, he reveals his nonconformity. The negative view of human nature leads to painful skepticism.
- Dignity of Poetic Language: They show a great interest in a job well done. His style is characterized by the use of natural and colloquial language. In the metric, leaving the classic rhymes and stanzas.
Journalistic Genres
The newspaper is a unitary text, although the sections deal with very different matters.
The features that distinguish some genres from others are linked to the two basic functions of journalistic communication: information and opinion. Thus, we can distinguish three types of genres:
News Report
It is the fundamental genre of journalism, written or oral. It can be defined as an objective account of a novel event of general interest. This is a representation of what happened, so how is the narrative discourse.
Structure of the News
They tend to distinguish three types of parties in the news:
- Headlines: Serve several functions: they identify and categorize information, summarize the content, draw attention to the reader, and are a symptom of intent or point of view.
- Entry: The first paragraph of the story, the beginning. Collect the key information, its essence.
- Body of the News: Completes and develops an input, provides details and nuances to information.
Type of Structure
- Descending Structure: Different paragraphs listed in descending order of importance.
- Growing Structure: It is a linear narrative of events, from inception to the final outcome.
- Mixed Structure: At the entrance and offered key considerations in the body, increasing chronological narrative structure.
The Feature
This is a broader information story. The difference with the news is not only spread but also the design and purpose. Unlike the news, it is not constrained by the immediacy.
Its structure is more open and free than in the news. In reporting, narrative descriptions may occur, fragments in indirect or