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

ノヴェラ

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

叙事詩, エピック詩

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

年代記, 記録

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

a short story on morality with animal characters

寓話, 道徳的な物語

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

たとえ話, 寓話

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

俳句

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

エピグラム

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

サーガ, 叙事詩

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

エピグラフ, 引用

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

リメリック, ユーモラスな詩

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

リリシズム, 抒情性

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, 著作

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

モチーフ, テーマ

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

キャラクタリゼーション, 描写

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

敵役, 悪役

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

主人公, プロタゴニスト

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

短縮する, 省略する

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

描く, 表現する

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

補遺, 付録

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

前書き, 序文

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

あとがき, エピローグ

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

詩節, スタンザ

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

詩句, 詩

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

魅力的な, 引き込まれる

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

簡潔な, 明瞭な

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

カノニカル, 文献の

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

華やかな, 表現豊かな

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

派手な, 気取った

sexually explicit or morally obscene

露骨な, 下品な

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

教養のある, 文化的

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

続編, 続続

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

コーデックス, 写本

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

ゴーストライター, 代理作家

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

ユーモリスト, コメディアン

a playwright who writes tragedies

悲劇作家, トラジディアン

a male literary author or scholar

文人, 作家

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

風刺家