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Wichtiger Wortschatz für den GRE - Alles über Literatur

Hier lernen Sie einige englische Wörter über Literatur, wie „novella“, „limerick“, „depict“ usw., die für die GRE-Prüfung benötigt werden.

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Essential Words Needed for the GRE
novella

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

Novelle

Novelle

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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

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chronicle

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

Chronik

Chronik

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ode

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

Ode

Ode

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parody

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

Parodie

Parodie

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fable

a short story on morality with animal characters

Fabel

Fabel

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parable

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

Parabel

Parabel

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haiku

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

Haiku

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epigram

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

Epigramm

Epigramm

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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

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epigraph

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

Epigraph

Epigraph

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limerick

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

Limerick

Limerick

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lyricism

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

Lyrik

Lyrik

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prose

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

Prosa

Prosa

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oeuvre

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

Werk

Werk

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motif

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

Motiv

Motiv

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characterization

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

Charakterisierung

Charakterisierung

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antagonist

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

Antagonist

Antagonist

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protagonist

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

Protagonist

Protagonist

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to abridge

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

kürzen

kürzen

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to depict

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

beschreiben

beschreiben

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addendum

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

Addendum

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foreword

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

Vorwort

Vorwort

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afterword

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

Nachwort

Nachwort

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stanza

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

Strophe

Strophe

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verse

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

Vers

Vers

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sonnet

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

Sonett

Sonett

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gripping

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

fesselnd

fesselnd

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concise

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

prägnant

prägnant

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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

kanonisch

kanonisch

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flowery

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

blumig

blumig

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mannered

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

gekünstelt

gekünstelt

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raunchy

sexually explicit or morally obscene

vulgär

vulgär

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highbrow

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

intellektuell

intellektuell

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sequel

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

Fortsetzung

Fortsetzung

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codex

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

Kodex

Kodex

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ghostwriter

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

Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter

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humorist

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

Humorist

Humorist

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tragedian

a playwright who writes tragedies

Tragödiant

Tragödiant

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man of letters

a male literary author or scholar

Mann der Buchstaben

Mann der Buchstaben

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satirist

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

Satiriker

Satiriker

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