AP Spanish Lit Text Guide

AP Spanish Lit Text Guide A Roosevelt - Correct Answer -Author: Ruben Dario, Nicaragua -Era/Movement: 1905, Late Modernism (Modernismo) Writes the poem as "art for art" but is also critical of the human condition -Characters: Author/narrator, T.Roosevelt (Represents American imperialism) -Literary Devices: -Summary: Darío addresses Roosevelt and criticizes him for his imperialist zeal and conqueror attitude. The poem represents the majority of US incursions in Latin America. Latin Americans had admired the energy, wealth, and democratic system of the United States but now fear their harassment. Darío admits the strength, power, and wealth of the USA. and then juxtaposes them to America, of ancient glory, history and culture, "daughter of the Sun", to say that although "the US is powerful and great", be careful then, "There are a thousand puppies loose from Spanish Lion ". It ends with a warning to the United States saying that only God himself could conquer America in truth, and although the US They have everything, they do not have what Latin America has: God. El hombre que se convirtió en perro - Correct Answer -Author: Osvaldo Dragún, Argentina -Era/Movement: Teatro abierto (Arg.): technique of putting distance between characters and plot. Teatro de lo absurdo, Siglo XX. El Vanguardismo (era) -Characters: Actor 1 (the dog, unemployed and sad), Actor 2 (friend and veterinarian), Actor 3 (friend, narrator, and director of the pound), actriz (wife of the dog). -Literary Devices: ---metafiction (metaficción): the author addresses the public but there is a lack of emotion between readers and characters ---repetition (repetición): repeats "guau guau" and "eramos actores" and "no hay vacantes" ---symbolism (simbolismo): the man turning into the dog represents the dehumanization of people -Summary: The fragmented story shows a family man, who in the desperation to find work and take his family forward, accepts an offer to be the dog guardian of a factory. This decisio