Woordenschat voor IELTS (Algemeen) - Literature

to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.

a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical

to be the writer of a book, article, etc.

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

an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

a formal request for an artist to paint, design or compose a piece of art

to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation

someone who evaluates and provides opinions or judgments about various forms of art, literature, performances, or other creative works

the specific form or version that a book, magazine, or similar publication is in

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

an alphabetical list of subjects, names, etc. along with the page numbers each of them occurs, coming at the end of a book

related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal

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

to write the series of events forming a novel, movie, play, etc.

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

an unexpected turn in the course of events

consisting of or employing symbols

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

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

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

(of a written work) relating to the author's own life

a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information

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

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

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

(of a movie, book, piece of music, etc.) marked with sharpness and intensity

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