C1 Woordenlijst - Schrijven en verhalen

the page at the front of a book that the names of the book, its author, and publisher are printed on it

titelpagina, titelblad

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

appendix, bijlage

an extra piece of information that is placed at the bottom of a printed page

voetnoot, aantekening

the events that have happened to a character before their story in a book, movie, etc. begins

achtergrondverhaal, verleden

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

karakterisering, beschrijving

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

vertelling, narratie

a way of telling or writing a story in which things happen to the narrator and the story revolves around them

eerste persoon narratief, eerste persoon perspectief

an unexpected turn in the course of events

onverwachte wending, verrassende wending

the process of mental stimulation that causes someone to have a new idea or emotion, or to do or create something artistic

inspiratie, inspiraties

to write a book, article, bill, etc. with another author

mede-auteur zijn, samen schrijven

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

componeren, schrijven

to make a note of something in a hurried and informal style

opschrijven, noteren

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

corrigeren, herlezen

to write the words used in a movie, play, etc.

het script schrijven, de tekst opstellen

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

autobiografie

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

stripverhaal, strip

a short story on morality with animal characters

fabel, moreel verhaal

a small book with a paper cover giving information about a particular subject

folder, brochure

a book with a cover made from stiff material such as cardboard, leather, etc.

hardcover, boek met hardcover

a book with a cover that is made of thick paper

paperback, boek met zachte kaft

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

proza

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

dramaturg, toneelschrijver

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

toneelschrijver, dramatisch auteur

attractive and interesting in a way that draws one's attention

boeiend, aantrekkelijk

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

meeslepend, spannend

(of a literary work) very serious or hard to understand

zwaar, lastig

arousing interest and curiosity due to being strange or mysterious

intrigerend, fascinerend

using statements that mean the opposite of what is stated, often to convey criticism or humor through an implied second meaning

ironisch, sarcastisch

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

tragisch

the practice of using symbols to signify an idea, object, etc.

symbolisme

a set of three movies, books, etc. that are related or have the same characters

trilogie

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

vervolg, sequel

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

citaat, aanhaling

a novel or movie about love

romantische roman, romance

a mode of storytelling where the narrator refers to characters using pronouns like "he" and "she" and is not a character in the story

derdepersoonvertelling, derde persoonsnarratief

a movie or book genre involving real crimes and real people

waar gebeurd misdaad, echte misdaad