Language for literary discussion
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el autor presenta… / la escena muestra…
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the author presents… / the scene shows… (describing)
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el narrador cuenta que…
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the narrator tells us that… (describing)
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la obra trata de…
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the work is about… (describing)
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esto sugiere que…
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this suggests that… (interpreting)
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se puede interpretar como…
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it can be interpreted as… (interpreting)
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simboliza… / es una metáfora de…
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it symbolises… / it is a metaphor for… (interpreting)
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esto crea una sensación de…
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this creates a sense of… (effect / interpreting)
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en mi opinión… / me parece que…
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in my opinion… / it seems to me that… (personal response)
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lo que más me llama la atención es…
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what strikes me most is… (personal response)
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me identifico con … porque…
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I identify with … because… (justified personal response)
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How do you talk about what a text DOES — present or past?
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The literary present: «el autor presenta…», «la escena muestra…», «Marta mira la nieve» — even though you read it in the past.
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Which mood follows «no creo que…», and why?
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The subjunctive (doubt/denial): «no creo que el final SEA feliz» — not «es». A classic error to avoid.
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Give two ways the conditional softens a literary opinion.
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«Yo diría que el tema central es…» (I would say…) and «se podría interpretar como…» (it could be interpreted as…) — mature, nuanced.
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What is wrong with «me gusta el libro» in the oral?
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It's an unjustified opinion — it earns nothing. Justify it: «me parece conmovedor PORQUE…» / «lo que más me llama la atención es… porque…».
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The literary individual oral
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