C1-Wortliste - Schreiben und Erzählen

the page at the front of a book that the names of the book, its author, and publisher are printed on it

Titelseite, Titelblatt

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

Anhang

an extra piece of information that is placed at the bottom of a printed page

Fußnote, Anmerkung

the events that have happened to a character before their story in a book, movie, etc. begins

Hintergrundgeschichte

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

Charakterisierung, Beschreibung

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

Erzählung, Narration

a way of telling or writing a story in which things happen to the narrator and the story revolves around them

Erzählung in der ersten Person, Perspektive der ersten Person

an unexpected turn in the course of events

Wendung

the process of mental stimulation that causes someone to have a new idea or emotion, or to do or create something artistic

Inspiration, Inspirationen

to write a book, article, bill, etc. with another author

mitverfassen, zusammen verfassen

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

komponieren, verfassen

to make a note of something in a hurried and informal style

notieren, aufschreiben

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

korrigieren, lektorieren

to write the words used in a movie, play, etc.

das Drehbuch schreiben, das Skript verfassen

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

Autobiografie

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

Comicstrip, Comicserie

a short story on morality with animal characters

Fabel, Märchen

a small book with a paper cover giving information about a particular subject

Broschüre, Faltblatt

a book with a cover made from stiff material such as cardboard, leather, etc.

Hardcover, Buch mit Hardcover

a book with a cover that is made of thick paper

Taschenbuch, Buch mit weichem Einband

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

Prosa

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

Dramatiker, Theaterautor

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

Dramatiker, Theaterautor

attractive and interesting in a way that draws one's attention

fesselnd, ansprechend

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

fesselnd, spannend

(of a literary work) very serious or hard to understand

schwer, dick

arousing interest and curiosity due to being strange or mysterious

intrigierend, faszinierend

using statements that mean the opposite of what is stated, often to convey criticism or humor through an implied second meaning

ironisch, sarkastisch

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

tragisch

the practice of using symbols to signify an idea, object, etc.

Symbolismus

a set of three movies, books, etc. that are related or have the same characters

Trilogie

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

Fortsetzung

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

Zitat, Ausschnitt

a novel or movie about love

Liebesroman, Romanze

a mode of storytelling where the narrator refers to characters using pronouns like "he" and "she" and is not a character in the story

Erzähler in der dritten Person, Erzählung aus der dritten Person

a movie or book genre involving real crimes and real people

wahres Verbrechen, echtes Verbrechen