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Décima
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A décima is a ten-line stanza of poetry. The most popular form is called décima espinela after Vicente Espinel (1550–1624), a Spanish writer, poet, and musician from the Spanish Golden Age who used it extensively throughout his compositions.
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It sits within the topics Latin American literature, Music of Puerto Rico and Stanzaic form.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Styles
- Latin America and Spain
- Décima Afro-Pacífica
- Poetry
- Songs
- Folk singing manifestation
- Ecuador
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
A décima is a ten-line stanza of poetry. The most popular form is called décima espinela after Vicente Espinel (1550–1624), a Spanish writer, poet, and musician from the Spanish Golden Age who used it extensively throughout his compositions.
The décima deals with a wide range of subject matters, including themes that are philosophical, religious, lyrical, and political. Humorous décimas would typically satirize an individual's weakness or foolish act. A decimero would frequently challenge the target of the satire or his/her defender to respond in kind with a décima, thereby setting up a duel that tests the originality and wit of contending composers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Décima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.