Vocabulaire Essentiel pour le TOEFL - Littérature

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

littéraire

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

anecdote

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

prose

a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition

passage, extrait

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

rime

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

intrigue, scénario, histoire

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

conte, histoire

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

ouvrage

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

publication

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

dramaturge

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

poétique

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

mythe

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

mythique

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

fiction

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

intrigue

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

légende

a novel or movie about love

roman d'amour, romance

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

tragique

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolique

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

écrire

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

biographie

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

autobiographie

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

dépeindre, décrire

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

métaphore

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

narration

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

émouvant, touchant

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrer

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

composer

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

faire le brouillon, écrire au brouillon

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

succès de librairie, meilleure vente

connected with or in the style of comedy

comique

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

bande dessinée, BD