Academisch IELTS (Band 5 en Lager) - Literature

a writer who explores characters, events, and themes in depth through long narrative stories, particularly novels

romanschrijver, schrijver van romans

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

roman, literair werk

a written piece with particularly arranged words in a way that, usually rhyme, conveys a lot of emotion and style

gedicht, poëzie

a written story that is meant to be performed on a stage, radio, or television

toneelstuk, drama

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

proza

a form of writing that has rhyme and is different form everyday language

vers, poëzie

a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.

fictie, roman

a type of literature that gives information based on real events and facts

non-fictie, feitenliteratuur

the story of someone's life that is written by another person

biografie

the story of the life of a person, written by the same person

autobiografie

a complete story that is not long and can be read in a short time

kort verhaal, verhaal kort

a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end

tragedie

a genre that emphasizes humor and often has a happy or lighthearted conclusion

komedie, humorgewijs

a movie, novel, or play in which a crime takes place, especially a murder, and the story starts unraveling as it goes on

mysterie, detective

the person who tells the story in a novel, poem, etc.

verteller, narrator

someone who writes essays to be published

essayist

an evil character in fiction or a motion picture

schurk, tegenstander

someone who is morally good, especially a character in a movie, play or book

goede figuur, deugdzaam persoon

a critical evaluation and analysis of a book's content, style, and merit, written with the intention of informing potential readers and providing feedback to the author

boekrecensie, boekbeoordeling

a type of writing that uses special language, rhythm, and imagery to express emotions and ideas

poëzie

a person who writes pieces of poetry

dichter

a short piece of poem

rijm

a person or an animal represented in a book, play, movie, etc.

personage, karakter