GRE के लिए आवश्यक शब्दावली - साहित्य के बारे में सब कुछ

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

उपन्यास

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

महाकाव्य

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

इतिवृत्त

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

क़सीदा

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

पैरोडी (कला)

a short story on morality with animal characters

जानवरों की विशेषता वाली लघु कहानी

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

लघुकथा

a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each

हाइकू

a short poem or phrase that expresses a single thought satirically, often ending in a clever or humorous way

चुटकुला

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

कथा

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

किसी लेखन के आरंभ में उद्धरण

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

लीमेरिक

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

गीतात्मकता

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

गद्य

the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.

कृति

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

मूल भाव

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

निस्र्पण

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

प्रतिपक्षी (सिनेमा)

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

नायक (सिनेमा)

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

संक्षेप करना

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

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

परिशिष्ट

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

प्रस्तावना

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

अंतभाषण

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

छंद

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

कविता

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

गाथा

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

मनोरंजक

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

मिताक्षर

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

किसी लेखक की मौलिक कृतियों से संबंधित

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

फूलदार

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

रीतिबद्ध

sexually explicit or morally obscene

घटिया

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

घमंडी

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

अगली कड़ी (फिल्म, किताब, आदि)

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

पुरानी पांडुलिपि

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

असली लेखक

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

ठिठोलिया

a playwright who writes tragedies

त्रासदी लेखक

a male literary author or scholar

साहित्यकार

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

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