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

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

kroniek

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 (kunst)

a short story on morality with animal characters

kort verhaal met dieren

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

kort verhaal

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

sage

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

citaat aan het begin van een stuk tekst

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

vijfregelijk rijmpje

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

lyriek

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.

oeuvre

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

motief

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

kenschetsing

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonist (bioscoop)

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

hoofdpersoon (bioscoop)

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

verkorten

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

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

bijvoegsel

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

voorwoord

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

nawoord

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

stanza

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

vers

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

aangrijpend

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

beknopt

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

betrekking hebben op de originele werken van een auteur

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

bloemrijk

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

gemanierd

sexually explicit or morally obscene

ordinair

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

intellectueel

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

vervolg (film, boek, enz.)

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

oud manuscript

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

Ghost Writer

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

humorist

a playwright who writes tragedies

treurspeldichter

a male literary author or scholar

man van letters

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

satiricus