Vocabulário Essencial para o GRE - Tudo sobre literatura

a work of fiction with an intermediate length, which could be considered a short novel

novela

a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends

épico, poema épico

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

crônica, análise

a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept

oda

a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way

paródia

a short story on morality with animal characters

fábula, conto moral

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

parábola, alegoria

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

epigrama

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

saga, épico

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

epígrafe, citação

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

limerick, poema humorístico

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

lirismo, poesia

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

prosa

the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.

obra, coletânea

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

motivo, tema

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

caracterização, descrição

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonista, vilão

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

protagonista, personagem principal

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

abreviar, reduzir

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

depictar, descrever

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

adendo, apêndice

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

prefácio, introdução

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

depoimento, epílogo

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

estrofe, verso

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

verso, estrofe

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

soneto

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

cativante, emocionante

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso, sucinto

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

canônico, do cânone

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

florido, pomposo

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

afetado, fingido

sexually explicit or morally obscene

vulgar, obsceno

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

culto, intelectual

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

sequência, continuação

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

códice, manuscrito

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

ghostwriter, autor fantasma

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

humorista, comédiante

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragédia, dramaturgo de tragédias

a male literary author or scholar

homem de letras, escritor

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

satirista