Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Letteratura

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

letterario

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

aneddoto

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

prosa

a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition

passaggio

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

rima

the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.

traccia

a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events

storia

a book or other publication that is part of a series of works

volume

the act of preparation and distribution of a book, magazine, piece of music, etc. to the public

pubblicazione

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

drammaturgo

characterized by beauty, elegance, or emotional depth similar to what is often found in poetry

poetico

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

mito

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

mitico

a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.

narrativa

the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.

traccia

an old story that is sometimes considered historical although it is not usually proved to be true

leggenda

a novel or movie about love

racconto

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

tragico

consisting of or employing symbols

simbolico

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

autore

the story of someone's life that is written by another person

biografia

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

autobiografia

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

descrivere

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

metafora

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

narrazione

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

commovente

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrare

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

comporre

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

schizzare

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

il più venduto

connected with or in the style of comedy

comico

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

fumetto