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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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a work of fiction with an intermediate length, which could be considered a short novel
Novelle
a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends
Epos, epische Dichtung
a historical account of events presented in chronological order
Chronik, Annalen
a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept
Ode
a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way
Parodie
a brief symbolic story that is told to send a moral or religious message
Parabel, Allegorie
a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each
Haiku
a short poem or phrase that expresses a single thought satirically, often ending in a clever or humorous way
Epigramm
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, Epos
a short quotation or phrase that is written at the beginning of a book or any chapter of it, suggesting the theme
Epigraph, Zitat
a humorous poem of five anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA
Limerick, humorvolles Gedicht
the creative and imaginative expression of powerful feelings in art, poetry, music, etc.
Lyrik, Poetik
spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry
Prosa
the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.
Werk, Gesamtwerk
a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work
Motiv
the way in which characters in a movie, book, etc. are created and represented by a writer
Charakterisierung, Beschreibung
villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing
Antagonist, Widersacher
the main character in a movie, novel, TV show, etc.
Protagonist, Hauptfigur
to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts
kürzen
a section of additional material that is usually added at the end of a book
Addendum, Anhang
a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, usually written by someone other than the author
Vorwort
a part at the end of a book including some final words that may not be written by the author
Nachwort
a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter
Strophe, Vers
a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme
Sonett
exciting and intriguing in a way that attracts someone's attention
fesselnd, spannend
(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, zum Kanon gehörend
(of writing or speech) full of literary or complicated words and phrases
blumig, geschwollen
behaving in an artificial way that is too formal, trying to impress others
gekünstelt, übertrieben
scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters
intellektuell, höhere Kultur
a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one
Fortsetzung
an ancient book, written by hand, especially of scriptures, classics, etc.
Kodex, Manuskript
an author whose work is published under someone else's name
Ghostwriter, Geisterautor
someone who is known for writing or telling humorous stories or jokes about real people and events
Humorist, Komiker
a playwright who writes tragedies
Tragödiant, Dramatiker von Tragödien
a person who writes or uses satires in order to criticize or humor someone or something
Satiriker
