Woordenschat voor IELTS (Algemeen) - Literature

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

adaptieren, bewerken

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

anekdote

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

schrijven, opstellen

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

autobiografie

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

bestseller, meest verkochte boek

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

onderschrift, caption

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

opdracht, commissie

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

opstellen, concept schrijven

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

criticus, recensent

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

editie, versie

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustreer, afbeelden

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

index, inhoudsopgave

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

literair, verhalend

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

metafoor

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

mythe

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

verteller, narrator

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

plotten, in kaart brengen

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

tragedie

an unexpected turn in the course of events

onverwachte wending, verrassende wending

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolisch, representatief

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

vervolg, sequel

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

afbeelden, beschrijven

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

bondig, kortaf

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

autobiografisch

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

appendix, bijlage

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

verkorten, afkortingen maken

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

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

scherp, uitdagend

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

motief, thema