GRE のための基本語彙 - 文学についてのすべて

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

中編小説

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

エピック

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

クロニクル

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

オード

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

パロディ（アート）

a short story on morality with animal characters

動物を題材にした短編小説

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

短い物語

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

俳諧

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

警句

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

言い来り

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

ある文章の冒頭の引用

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

戯歌

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

叙情

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

散文

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

作品

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

モチーフ

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

特性評価

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

アンタゴニスト（映画）

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

主人公（映画）

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

縮める

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

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

補遺

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

序文

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

後書き

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

スタンザ

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

バース

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

ソネット

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

掴む

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

簡潔

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

作者のオリジナル作品に関連したもの

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

花のような

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

礼儀正しい

sexually explicit or morally obscene

卑劣な

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

高尚な

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

続編（映画、本など）

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

旧稿

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

ゴーストライター

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

戯け者

a playwright who writes tragedies

悲劇的な

a male literary author or scholar

文豪

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

風刺家