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

नवेला

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

महाकाव्य, कविता महाकाव्य

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

वृत्तांत, कालक्रम

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

ओड

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

पैरोडी

a short story on morality with animal characters

फेबल, नीतिवचन

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

उपमा, कथा

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

एपीग्राम

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

सागा, महाकाव्य

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

उपशीर्षक, उद्धरण

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

लाइमरिक, हास्यपूर्ण कविता

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

गायनात्मकता, कविता

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.

रचना, कर्म

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

मोटिफ, विषय

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

चरित्र चित्रण, वर्णन

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

विरोधी, खलनायक

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

नायक, मुख्य पात्र

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

संक्षिप्त करना, कम करना

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

चित्रित करना, वर्णन करना

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

अतिरिक्त, संलग्नक

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

पार्श्व लेख, भूमिका

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

पश्चपृष्ठ, अंतिम शब्द

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

पंक्ति, कविता का भाग

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

पंक्ति, कविता

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

सोननट

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

रोमांचक, मनोहारी

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

संक्षिप्त, सारगर्भित

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

कैनोनिकल, कानून

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

फूलदार, शब्दालंकारिक

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

आर्टिफिशियल, अवशिष्ट

sexually explicit or morally obscene

अश्लील, अवृत्त

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

उच्चकोटि का, संस्कृतिप्रिय

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

सीक्वल, अनुक्रम

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

कोडेक्स, हस्तलिपि

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

गॉस्टराइटर, अज्ञात लेखक

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

हास्यकार, कौतिक

a playwright who writes tragedies

त्रासदिक, नाटककार

a male literary author or scholar

साहित्यकार, लेखक

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

व्यंग्यकार