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The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures. Robert Herrick’s poem "To the Virgins, ...
The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures. Robert Herrick’s poem "To the Virgins, ...
A humorous scene or incident that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work. In many instances these moments enhance the thematic significance of the story in addition to providing laughter. When Hamlet jokes with the gravediggers we laugh, but ...
Una escena humorística o incidente que alivia la tensión en un trabajo serio de lo contrario. En muchos casos estos momentos realzan la importancia temática de la historia, además de proporcionar la risa. Cuando Hamlet bromea con los sepultureros nos reímos, ...
The portion of a stream or body of water which is moving with a velocity much greater than the average of the rest of the water. The progress of the water is principally concentrated in the current. See thalweg.
La porción de una corriente o cuerpo de agua que se mueve con una velocidad bastante mayor que el promedio del resto del agua. El progreso del agua se concentra principalmente en la corriente. Ver cauce.
A gradual transition from one area to another within a landscape. A landscape with sequence has one element changing at a time rather than several changes at once. A landscape with a coarse textured plant next to a fine textured plant is an example of bad ...
Una transición gradual de una zona a otra dentro de un paisaje. Un paisaje con secuencia tiene un elemento cambia a una hora en lugar de varios cambios a la vez. Un paisaje con una planta de textura gruesa junto a una planta de textura fina es un ejemplo de ...
A play that takes place in a single location and unfolds as one continuous action. The characters in a one-act play are presented economically and the action is sharply focused. See also drama.
Una obra que se lleva a cabo en una sola ubicación y se despliega como una acción continua. Los personajes de una obra de un acto se presentan económicamente y bruscamente se centra la acción. Ver también drama.
An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.
An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.
When a rhythmic pattern of stresses recurs in a poem, it is called meter. Metrical patterns are determined by the type and number of feet in a line of verse; combining the name of a line length with the name of a foot concisely describes the meter of the ...
Cuando se repite un patrón rítmico de las tensiones en un poema, se llama medidor. Los patrones métricos son determinados por el tipo y el número de pies en una línea del verso; combinando el nombre de una línea de longitud con el nombre de un pie concisa ...
The process by which an entity such as a user or a server gets the right to perform a privileged operation. (Authorization can also refer to the right itself, as in “Bob has the authorization to run that program.”) Authorization usually involves first ...
El proceso por el cual una entidad como un servidor o un usuario obtiene el derecho a realizar una operación privilegiada. (Autorización puede referirse también a la derecha, como en "Bob tiene la autorización para ejecutar ese programa.") Autorización ...
A narrated scene that marks a break in the narrative in order to inform the reader or audience member about events that took place before the opening scene of a work. See also exposition.
Una escena narrada que marca una ruptura en la narrativa para informar al lector o público miembro sobre acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar antes de la primera escena de una obra. Véase también exposición.
A visible or otherwise detectable change in the plant or associated parts arising from disease.
Un cambio visible o si no perceptible en la planta o las piezas asociadas derivadas de la enfermedad.