This article is set within the framework of categories and terminology regarding literary genres; specifically those present in Sixteenth-century romances of chivalry. This work focuses on the so-called short-texts embedded in the narrative discourse of these romances, both in prose and poetry. As we shall see, it turns out that many authors employed names and categories that do not coincide with those traditionally used or with the specific short-text which they are referring to. The article focuses on the description of excerpts from Clarián de Landanís, Felximarte de Hircania, Febo el troyano and the Espejo de príncipes y cavalleros (Parte III)