Which literary style of witty wordplay and concentrated metaphors was perfected by Francisco de Quevedo in the Baroque era?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. conceptismo
- Step 1: According to the official source: Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, Knight of the Order of Santiago ( Spanish pronunciation: [ fɾanˈθisko ðe keˈβeðo ] ; 14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645), was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era . ... His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo . Answer: conceptismo. Why not the others: culteranismo, modernismo, and costumbrismo represent other influential literary movements and stylistic trends in Spanish prose and poetry.
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