Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Literatura

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

literario

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

anécdota

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

pasaje

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

rima

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

argumento

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

cuento, historia

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

volumen, tomo

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

publicación

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

dramaturgo, autor teatral

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

poético

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

mito

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

mítico

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

ficción

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

argumento, trama

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

leyenda

a novel or movie about love

romance

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

trágico

consisting of or employing symbols

simbólico

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

escribir

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

biografía

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

autobiografía

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

describir

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

metáfora

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

narración

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

emotivo, conmovedor

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

ilustrar

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

escribir

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

hacer un borrador

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

bestseller

connected with or in the style of comedy

cómico

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

historieta, tira cómica