Essentiële Woordenschat voor de GRE - Alles over literatuur

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

novelle

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

epos, epische poëzie

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

chroniek, jaarboek

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

ode

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

parodie

a short story on morality with animal characters

fabel, moreel verhaal

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

gelijkenis, allegorie

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

haiku

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

epigram

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

saga, epos

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

epigraaf, citaat

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

limerick, humoristisch gedicht

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

lyriek, poëtica

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

proza

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

werk, oeuvre

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

motief, thema

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

karakterisering, beschrijving

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonist, schurk

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

protagonist, hoofdpersonage

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

verkorten, afkortingen maken

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

afbeelden, beschrijven

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

addendum, bijlage

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

voorwoord, inleiding

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

naschrift, epiloog

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

strofe, vers

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

vers, strof

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

sonnet

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

meeslepend, spannend

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

bondig, kortaf

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

canoniek, tot de canon behorend

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

bloemrijk, opgebloemd

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

gekunsteld, onnatuurlijk

sexually explicit or morally obscene

oneerlijk, vulgair

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

hoogbrow, cultuurdrager

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

vervolg, sequel

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

codex, handschrift

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

ghostwriter, schrijver in dienst

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

humorist, komiek

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragedian, dramaturg van tragedies

a male literary author or scholar

man van letters, literator

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

satiricus