Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Literature

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

literarisch

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

Anekdote

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

Prosa

a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition

ein Abschnitt, ein Auszug

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

Reim

the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.

Handlung, Erzählung

a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events

Märchen, Geschichte

a book or other publication that is part of a series of works

Band, Tome

the act of preparation and distribution of a book, magazine, piece of music, etc. to the public

Veröffentlichung, Ausgabe

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

Dramatiker, Theaterautor

characterized by beauty, elegance, or emotional depth similar to what is often found in poetry

poetisch, lyrisch

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

Mythos

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

mythologisch

a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.

Fiktion, Roman

the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.

Handlung, Plot

an old story that is sometimes considered historical although it is not usually proved to be true

Legende, Erzählung

a novel or movie about love

Liebesroman, Romanze

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

tragisch

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolisch

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

verfassen

the story of someone's life that is written by another person

Biografie

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

Autobiografie

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

beschreiben

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

Metapher

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

Erzählung, Narration

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

berührend, bewegend

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrieren, bebildern

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

komponieren, verfassen

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

entwerfen

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

Bestseller

connected with or in the style of comedy

komisch, humoristisch

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

Comicstrip, Comicserie