Vocabulario Esencial para el GRE - El Mundo Literario

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

novela corta

a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends

epopeya

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

crónica

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

oda

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

parodia

a short story on morality with animal characters

fábula

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

parábola

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

epigrama

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

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

epígrafe

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

quintilla jocosa

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

lirismo

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.

obra completa

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

tema, motivo

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

caracterización

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonista

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

protagonista

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

compendiar

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

describir

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

apéndice, adenda

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

prólogo

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

epílogo

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

estrofa

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

verso

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

soneto

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

apasionante, absorbente

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso

(of an author or literary work) accepted as highly acclaimed authors or pieces of literature, which are collectively referred to as the literary canon

canónico

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

florido

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

amanerado

sexually explicit or morally obscene

atrevido, picante

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

intelectual, culto

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

secuela, continuación

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

códice

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

negro

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

humorista

a playwright who writes tragedies

trágico, escritor de tragedias

a male literary author or scholar

persona culta, persona letrada

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

satírico, escritor de sátiras