pattern

Základní Slovní Zásoba pro GRE - Vše o literatuře

Zde se dozvíte některá anglická slovíčka o literatuře, jako je „novella“, „limerick“, „depict“ atd., která jsou potřebná ke zkoušce GRE.

review-disable

Revize

flashcard-disable

Kartičky

spelling-disable

Pravopis

quiz-disable

Kvíz

Začněte se učit
Essential Words Needed for the GRE
novella

a work of fiction with an intermediate length, which could be considered a short novel

novela

novela

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
epic

a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends

epos

epos

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
chronicle

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

kronika

kronika

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
ode

a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept

óda

óda

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
parody

a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way

parodie

parodie

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
fable

a short story on morality with animal characters

bajka

bajka

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
parable

a brief symbolic story that is told to send a moral or religious message

podobenství

podobenství

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
haiku

a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each

haiku

haiku

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
epigram

a short poem or phrase that expresses a single thought satirically, often ending in a clever or humorous way

epigram

epigram

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
saga

a long story of heroic actions and bravery in old Norse or Icelandic in the Middle Ages, or a modern narrative resembling such a narrative

saga

saga

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
epigraph

a short quotation or phrase that is written at the beginning of a book or any chapter of it, suggesting the theme

epigraf

epigraf

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
limerick

a humorous poem of five anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA

limerick

limerick

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
lyricism

the creative and imaginative expression of powerful feelings in art, poetry, music, etc.

lyrika

lyrika

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
prose

spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry

próza

próza

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
oeuvre

the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.

dílo

dílo

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
motif

a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work

motiv

motiv

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
characterization

the way in which characters in a movie, book, etc. are created and represented by a writer

charakterizace

charakterizace

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
antagonist

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonista

antagonista

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
protagonist

the main character in a movie, novel, TV show, etc.

protagonista

protagonista

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
to abridge

to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts

zkrátit

zkrátit

Google Translate
[sloveso]
to depict

to describe a specific subject, scene, person, etc.

zobrazit

zobrazit

Google Translate
[sloveso]
addendum

a section of additional material that is usually added at the end of a book

dodatek

dodatek

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
foreword

a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, usually written by someone other than the author

předmluva

předmluva

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
afterword

a part at the end of a book including some final words that may not be written by the author

doslov

doslov

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
stanza

a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter

sloka

sloka

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
verse

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

verš

verš

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
sonnet

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

sonet

sonet

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
gripping

exciting and intriguing in a way that attracts someone's attention

poutavý

poutavý

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
concise

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

stručný

stručný

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
canonical

(of an author or literary work) accepted as highly acclaimed authors or pieces of literature, which are collectively referred to as the literary canon

kanonický

kanonický

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
flowery

(of writing or speech) full of literary or complicated words and phrases

květinový

květinový

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
mannered

behaving in an artificial way that is too formal, trying to impress others

přehnaný

přehnaný

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
raunchy

sexually explicit or morally obscene

vulgární

vulgární

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
highbrow

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

vzdělaný

vzdělaný

Google Translate
[Přídavné jméno]
sequel

a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one

pokračování

pokračování

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
codex

an ancient book, written by hand, especially of scriptures, classics, etc.

kódex

kódex

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
ghostwriter

an author whose work is published under someone else's name

ghostwriter

ghostwriter

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
humorist

someone who is known for writing or telling humorous stories or jokes about real people and events

humorista

humorista

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
tragedian

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragik

tragik

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
man of letters

a male literary author or scholar

člověk písmen

člověk písmen

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
satirist

a person who writes or uses satires in order to criticize or humor someone or something

satirik

satirik

Google Translate
[Podstatné jméno]
LanGeek
Stáhnout aplikaci LanGeek