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The video begins by introducing metaphors as a comparison between two different elements that share something in common. Examples include 'Tú eres una rosa' (You are a rose) and 'Tus cabellos de oro' (Your golden hair).
The speaker then explains simile, a comparison using 'como' (like/as), such as 'Tus ojos son como dos estrellas' (Your eyes are like two stars). Alliteration is introduced as the repetition of sounds for an auditory effect, with examples like 'Sonaban suavemente sus sabias palabras' and 'Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico'.
Hyperbole, defined as disproportionate exaggeration, is illustrated with 'Eres más lento que una tortuga' (You are slower than a turtle) and 'Te llamé mil veces' (I called you a thousand times). Onomatopoeia is presented as words that imitate sounds, like 'kikirikí' (rooster crow) and 'bang bang' (gunshots).
Personification, or prosopopoeia, involves giving human qualities to inanimate objects or irrational beings, as in 'Mi pluma se murió' (My pen died) or 'El carro se quejó' (The car complained). Anaphora is the repetition of words at the beginning of successive verses or phrases, using examples from Alfonsina Storni and the group Nec.
Antithesis is the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, like 'Tan corto el amor y tan largo el olvido' (So short is love and so long is oblivion) by Neruda. Apostrophe is a figure where the speaker addresses an absent person, an animated being, or an inanimate object, such as in Góngora's 'Goza cuello, cabello, labio y frente'.
Circumlocution, also known as periphrasis, is an indirect way of referring to something, for example, 'la ciudad eterna' instead of Rome. Ellipsis is the omission of elements in a sentence that can be inferred from context, demonstrated with 'Yo almuerzo a las 12, él a la una' (I have lunch at 12, he at 1).
Enumeration is a list of distinct parts of a general concept, like 'todo lo recordó: el mar, la carta, el beso y las estrellas'. Euphemism uses a less offensive or harsh word or phrase in place of another, such as 'persona de tercera edad' (senior citizen) instead of 'viejo' (old).
Gradation, or climax, involves a series of words or concepts in ascending or descending order, for instance, 'en tierra, en humo, en polvo, en sombra, en nada' from Góngora. Hyperbaton is the alteration of the normal syntactic order of words in a sentence, as in 'demasiado te quejas ya' instead of 'ya te quejas demasiado'.
Asyndeton is the omission of conjunctions to create emphasis, shown with 'oro, lilio, clavel, cristal luciente'. Cacophony refers to the use of words that produce harsh or unpleasant sounds when combined, often making speech difficult to understand or unpleasant to hear.
Epithet is the use of unnecessary adjectives that don't add new information, like 'la nieve blanca' (the white snow). Metonymy is a type of metaphor where an image is associated with what it represents, but isn't part of it, such as 'tomarse una copa' (drink a glass) meaning to drink its contents.
Paradox is the contraposition of contradictory concepts that express a truth, exemplified by 'Es de mala suerte ser supersticioso' (It's bad luck to be superstitious). Polysyndeton is the repetition of conjunctions to lengthen a phrase or make an expression more solemn, reverse to asyndeton, as in 'porque es pura y es blanca y es graciosa'.
Synecdoche is a type of metaphor that uses a part to represent the whole, illustrated with 'todo el mundo' (everyone) or 'buscar un techo' (look for a roof) meaning a home. Synesthesia describes a sensation through different sensory organs, such as 'música muy dulce' (sweet music) or 'tus palabras frías' (your cold words).
Retruécano, or chiasmus, is a play on words or the repetition of a phrase in reverse order, exemplified by 'Hay grandes libros en el mundo y grandes mundos en los libros'. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to review the material multiple times to master the vocabulary for the AP exam.