Kosakata Penting untuk GRE - Semua Tentang Sastra

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

novela

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

epik, puisi epik

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

kronik, catatan sejarah

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

ode

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

parodi

a short story on morality with animal characters

fabel, cerita moral

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

parabel, perumpamaan

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

haiku

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

epigram

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

saga, epos

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

epigraf, kutipan

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

limerick, puisi lucu

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

lirik, lyris

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

prosa

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

karya, ciptaan

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

motif, tema

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

karakterisasi, deskripsi

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonis, karakter jahat

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

protagonis, tokoh utama

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

memendekkan, mengurangi

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

menggambarkan, menjelaskan

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

tambahan, lampiran

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

kata pengantar, pengantar

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

kata pengantar, epilog

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

bait, stanza

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

bait, syair

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

soneta

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

menarik, menggoda

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

singkat, padat

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

kanonik, dari kanon

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

berbau bunga, bertele-tele

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

pura-pura, buatan

sexually explicit or morally obscene

kotor, bercumbu

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

berbudaya tinggi, kritis

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

sekuel, lanjutan

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

kodeks, naskah

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

penulis bayangan, penulis ghostwriter

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

humoris, pelawak

a playwright who writes tragedies

dramatikus, pengarang tragedi

a male literary author or scholar

pria sastra, pengarang

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

satoris