Spanish: Reading Comprehension & Interpretation Flashcards
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A Spanish literary text describes the setting using predominantly dark imagery: 'las sombras se extendían como dedos fríos sobre la tierra.' This passage exemplifies which literary device?
Answer: Símil (simile)
The comparison of shadows to cold fingers using 'como' (like/as) is a simile (símil), a direct comparison between two unlike things.
An AP Spanish reading passage from a Latin American author frequently uses 'vos' instead of 'tú.' This linguistic feature most likely indicates the text originates from:
Answer: Argentina or Uruguay
'Voseo' — using 'vos' as the informal second-person singular — is characteristic of Rioplatense Spanish, especially Argentina and Uruguay.
In a passage about environmental activism, the author writes: 'El planeta no pide permiso para morir.' What rhetorical strategy does this employ?
Answer: Personification of the planet to create urgency
Attributing human actions ('pedir permiso,' 'morir') to the planet is personification, used rhetorically to create emotional urgency.
A student reads a passage containing the phrase 'no obstante las dificultades económicas, la familia prosperó.' What does 'no obstante' signal?
Answer: A concession or contrast (nevertheless/despite)
'No obstante' is a formal connective meaning 'nevertheless' or 'despite,' signaling that what follows contrasts with what preceded.
When interpreting a poem in AP Spanish, the term 'encabalgamiento' refers to:
Answer: A line that runs over into the next without a grammatical pause
Encabalgamiento (enjambment) occurs when a sentence or phrase extends beyond the end of a poetic line into the next without punctuation pause.
A reading passage from a 20th-century Latin American author includes magical events treated as ordinary. This narrative style is best identified as:
Answer: Realismo mágico (magical realism)
Magical realism integrates fantastical elements into realistic settings as if they were normal, a hallmark of Latin American literature by writers like García Márquez.
In an AP Spanish passage, the phrase 'había que tomar una decisión de una vez por todas' most accurately means:
Answer: A decision had to be made once and for all / definitively
'De una vez por todas' is an idiomatic phrase meaning 'once and for all,' expressing finality and decisiveness.