Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Literatura
Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés sobre literatura, como "prose", "tale", "myth", etc. que se necesitan para el examen TOEFL.
Revisión
Tarjetas de memoria
Ortografía
Cuestionario
related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content
literario
La revista literaria publicó cuentos cortos, poesía y ensayos de escritores emergentes.
a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical
anécdota
Contó una anécdota sobre encontrarse por casualidad con un músico famoso.
spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry
prosa
a portion of written text, often of moderate length
pasaje
agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word
rima
Los niños disfrutaron inventando rimas durante su tiempo de juego.
the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.
argumento
Los críticos elogiaron el espectáculo por su trama compleja y atractiva.
a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events
cuento, historia
a single publication that is part of a set of similar 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
Ella aspira a ser dramaturga y crear poderosas obras teatrales.
relating to poetry as a form of expression or literature
poético
La antología destaca las tradiciones poéticas a través de las culturas.
a traditional story about gods, heroes, or supernatural events, often explaining a culture's history, beliefs, or natural phenomena
mito
relating or based on myths or legendary stories
mítico
En la mitología griega, la figura mítica de Medusa era conocida por su cabello hecho de serpientes y su capacidad para convertir a las personas en piedra.
literature consisting of stories about imaginary people, events, or situations
ficción
the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.
argumento, trama
a traditional story about people or events that may have some historical basis but cannot be proved true
leyenda
a novel or movie about love
romance
(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy
trágico
involving, expressed by, or using 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
La biografía del famoso artista se convirtió en un bestseller de la noche a la mañana.
the story of the life of a person, written by the same person
autobiografía
Decidió escribir una autobiografía después de jubilarse para reflexionar sobre sus experiencias.
to describe or portray someone or something in words, a story, film, or other form of expression
describir
a figure of speech in which a word or expression is used to describe something by implying a comparison with something else
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
El homenaje conmovedor a los soldados caídos fue desgarrador y hermoso a la vez.
to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.
ilustrar
to write a poem, letter, speech, or other piece of formal or literary writing
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
Estaba emocionado cuando su libro se convirtió en un bestseller en varios países.
relating to comedy or characteristic of comedy
cómico
a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story
historieta, tira cómica
