Symbolism in Miguel Hernandez’s Poetry: An Analysis
Images and Symbols in the Poetry of Miguel Hernandez
Throughout the work of Miguel Hernandez, the consistent use of various symbols reflects his poetic world.
Symbolism in “Expert in Lunas”
In his early work, Expert in Lunas, symbolism plays a crucial role, reflecting the author’s moods and feelings. He establishes cross-media metaphors using elements such as palms, watermelons, and treadmills. However, the moon is the most significant element, taking on different meanings throughout his work.
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Read MoreNeologisms, Dialects, and Literary Movements
Neologisms
A neologism is a newly created term. It was created by language rules for creating or manipulating words into another language and integrated into the arrival of a new language. It is also a term that incorporates the enriching of a tongue without moving it anywhere else.
- Hardware: maquinari
- Ranking: rànquing
- Sandwich: sandvitx
- Password: contrasenya
- Stress: estrès
- Poker: pòquer
- Software: programari
- Interview: entrevista
- Pack: paquet
- Parking: aparcament
- Online: en línia
- Holding: grup d’empreses
Dialects
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Literal Meaning and Translation
- The term ‘meaning’ is especially elastic and indeterminate when applied to an entire text.
Dictionary Definitions and Context
- In the case of words, it is this basic literal meaning that is given in dictionary definitions.
- A dictionary definition imposes, by abstraction and crystallization of a ‘core’ meaning, a rigidity of meaning that words do not often show in reality.
- Once words are put into different contexts, their literal meanings become even more flexible.
Spanish Literature: Renaissance to Baroque
Spanish Literature: From Renaissance to Baroque
Conjunctions
Copulative (y, e, ni), disjunctive (o, u, o bien), adversative (pero, mas, sin embargo, no obstante, aunque, sino), explanatory (i.e., es decir, o sea, mejor dicho), distributive (ya… ya…, bien… bien…, ora… ora…, unos… otros…).
Second Generation Petrarchan Poets (1550-1600)
Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz represent religious literature. What happened in Spain to cause the shift from the loving literature of Garcilaso
Read MorePoetics: Creation, Literary Genres, and Aristotelian Concepts
Poetics
Poiesis is like creation. Poets are creators. We have the idea that God was able to create the world by means of words, and because of that, we think that words have the power to create. Some people think that words have magical power in reality, like:
- Mantra: Series of syllables which have a religious meaning. It can cause effects in reality. Mantras are only effective if they are well pronounced.
- Wen: Rhythmic pattern that we can find both in poetry and in the universe.
According to Homer,
Read MoreCervantes’ Don Quixote: A Literary Analysis
Cervantes and the Birth of the Modern Novel
The word novel comes from the Italian novella (meaning “new story”). However, the Italian novella refers to a short story, a slightly longer or more complex tale. A novel is a relatively extensive narrative text explaining events involving fictional characters, a setting, and a narrator. Descriptions and dialogues may appear to embellish, clarify, or make the action more entertaining. The genre as such emerged in the Modern Age.