Vocabolario Essenziale per il GRE - Il mondo letterario

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

Novella

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

epico

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

cronaca

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

parodia

a short story on morality with animal characters

favola

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

parabola

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

epigramma

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

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

epigrafe

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

quintilla joculare

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

lirismo

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.

opere

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

tema

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

caratterizzazione

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonista

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

protagonista

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

abbreviare, ridurre

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

descrivere

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

addendum

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

prefazione

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

postfazione

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

strofa

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

verso

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

sonetto

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

avvincente

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso

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

canonico

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

fiorito

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

manieroso

sexually explicit or morally obscene

volgare

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

intellettuale

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

seguito

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

Codice

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

scrittore fantasma

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

umorista

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragediano

a male literary author or scholar

uomo di lettere

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

satirico