Wortschatz für IELTS (Allgemein) - Literature

to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.

adaptieren

a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical

Anekdote

to be the writer of a book, article, etc.

verfassen

the story of the life of a person, written by the same person

Autobiografie

an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people

Bestseller

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

Bildtext

a formal request for an artist to paint, design or compose a piece of art

Auftrag

to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation

entwerfen

someone who evaluates and provides opinions or judgments about various forms of art, literature, performances, or other creative works

Kritiker(in)

the specific form or version that a book, magazine, or similar publication is in

Auflage

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrieren, bebildern

an alphabetical list of subjects, names, etc. along with the page numbers each of them occurs, coming at the end of a book

Index

related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content

literarisch

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

Metapher

a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal

Mythos

the person who tells the story in a novel, poem, etc.

Erzähler(in)

to write the series of events forming a novel, movie, play, etc.

einen Handlungsablauf schreiben

a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end

Tragödie

an unexpected turn in the course of events

Wendung

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolisch

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

Fortsetzung

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

beschreiben

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

prägnant

(of a written work) relating to the author's own life

autobiografisch

a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information

Anhang

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

kürzen

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

(of a movie, book, piece of music, etc.) marked with sharpness and intensity

edgy

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

Motiv