Vocabolario per IELTS (generale) - Literature

to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.

adattare

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

aneddoto

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

scrivere

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

autobiografia

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

best seller

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

didascalia

a formal request for an artist to paint, design or compose a piece of art

commessa

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

stilare

someone who evaluates and provides opinions or judgments about various forms of art, literature, performances, or other creative works

critico

the specific form or version that a book, magazine, or similar publication is in

edizione

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrare

an alphabetical list of subjects, names, etc. along with the page numbers each of them occurs, coming at the end of a book

indice

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

letterario

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

metafora

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

mito

the person who tells the story in a novel, poem, etc.

narratore

to write the series of events forming a novel, movie, play, etc.

tracciare

a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end

tragedia

an unexpected turn in the course of events

colpo di scena

consisting of or employing symbols

simbolico

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

sequel

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

rappresentare

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso

(of a written work) relating to the author's own life

autobiografico

a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information

appendice

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

abbreviare

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

dopo parola

(of a movie, book, piece of music, etc.) marked with sharpness and intensity

audace

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

motivo