GRE을 위한 필수 어휘 - 문학에 관한 모든 것

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

노벨라

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

서사시, 서사시의 시

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

연대기, 기록

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

오드

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

패러디

a short story on morality with animal characters

우화, 도덕 이야기

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

우화, 비유

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

하이쿠

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

에피그램

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

사가, 서사시

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

에피그래프, 인용

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

리머릭, 유머 시

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

서정성, 가사

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

산문

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

작품, 저작

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

모티프, 주제

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

특성화, 묘사

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

적대자, 악당

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

주인공, 프로타고니스트

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

축약하다, 줄이다

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

묘사하다, 상술하다

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

추가 사항, 부록

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

서문, 전문

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

후기, 에필로그

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

연, 구

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

구절, 시구

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

소네트

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

매력적인, 흥미로운

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

간결한, 명쾌한

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

정경의, 권위 있는

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

화려한, 장식적인

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

거창한, 꾸며낸

sexually explicit or morally obscene

외설적인, 저속한

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

교양 있는, 고상한

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

속편, 후속작

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

코덱스, 사본

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

고스트라이터, 대필 작가

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

유머리스트, 코미디언

a playwright who writes tragedies

비극 작가, 비극가

a male literary author or scholar

문인, 작가

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

풍자자