Fray Luis, San Juan, Garcilaso, and Góngora: Spanish Poetry
Alma Lucent Region
Fray Luis was an essentially religious poet who developed various moral topics. His biggest concerns, stemming from a dramatic view of earthly existence, found comfort in two ways: retired life and the dream of the celestial dwelling. Around the prison, small works scream his anguish and the need for freedom in different poems. Cosmic harmony is present in the work *Serena*. Fray Luis hopes that man will forget his anguish and achieve harmony with the Universe. The helplessness,
Poetry Analysis: Love, Loss, and Legacy
Spenser’s Amoretti, Sonnet 75
#1 Spenser Amoretti “Sonnet 75”: This sonnet explores the author’s attempts to immortalize his beloved. He writes his love’s name in the sand at the beach, but the ocean’s waves wash it away, mirroring how time will destroy all man-made things. She argues that the man’s attempts were in vain, asserting that no mortal being can be immortalized due to the cruelty of time. The final couplet summarizes the poem’s theme, contrasting the eternal nature of love
Read MoreSymbols and Imagery Analysis in Miguel Hernández’s Poetry
3. Symbols and Imagery in Hernández’s Work
3.1. The Lightning Bolt
The lightning that never stops represents the force of the fury of the aggressive world around the poet, becoming a cosmic force. It is the atmospheric lightning or thunderbolt, an inexhaustible solar cosmic identity. Its meaning is appreciated when the poet refers to the lightning bolt in his sonnets, sometimes transmuting it into a knife that can eat, fly, hurt, and other tense, threatening metal forms. The poet struggles against
Read MoreWine and Food Pairing Exercises
Wine Adjectives
1. Match Adjectives:
1-d / 2-g / 3-h / 4-f / 5-c / 6-e / 7-b / 8-a
Wine Types and Characteristics
2. Put the words in the correct order:
- Frascati is a light Italian white wine.
- Pinot Grigio is a dry white wine.
- Champagne and Cava are sparkling wines.
- Riesling is a non-sparkling wine.
- Port is a fortified wine from Portugal.
- Merlot is a full-bodied red wine.
- St. Emilion is a smooth Bordeaux wine.
- Riesling is a German white wine.
Comparative Adjectives
3. Complete the table:
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| Dry | Drier |
| Sweet | Sweeter |
| Smooth | Smoother |
| Rough | Rougher |
| Good | Better |
| Bad | Worse |
| Full- |
Three Hats: A Comedy by Miguel Mihura
Three Hats by Miguel Mihura
A Theatrical Revolution
Three Hats (Tres sombreros de copa) is a comedy by Miguel Mihura, written in 1932 and first performed twenty years later, in 1952, by the Teatro Español Universitario (TEU). This play represents a significant break from the previous comic theater traditions in Spain.
Themes of Freedom and Societal Critique
The work develops the theme of freedom gained and lost. It criticizes conventional society and all that dehumanizes and makes man a piece of social
Read MoreBecquer’s Rhymes XI and LIII: Analysis
Becquer’s Rhyme XI
Rhyme XI belongs to the first series of Rhymes by G. A. Becquer (1830-1870), a Romantic poet of the nineteenth century. The poem is a fictional dialogue between the poetic voice and three women.
Analysis of Rhyme XI
- The first stanza begins with a “brunette,” “fiery,” and passionate woman (a “symbol of passion”) offering herself to the poet.
- The second stanza presents the antithesis of its predecessor: a female with a “pale face” and “golden tresses.”
- In the third stanza, the ideal