Vocabulario para IELTS (General) - Literatura

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

adaptar

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

anécdota

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

escribir

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

autobiografía

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

bestseller

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

pie

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

encargo

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

hacer un borrador

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

crítico

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

edición

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

ilustrar

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

índice

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

literario

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

metáfora

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

mito

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

narrador

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

escribir

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

tragedia

an unexpected turn in the course of events

giro inesperado

consisting of or employing symbols

simbólico

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

secuela, continuación

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

describir

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso

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

autobiográfico

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

apéndice

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

compendiar

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

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

de vanguardia

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

tema, motivo