Vocabulário para IELTS (Geral) - Literature

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

adaptar, modificar

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

anedota

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

escrever, redigir

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

autobiografia

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

bestseller, livro mais vendido

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

legenda, caption

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

comissão, encargo

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

redigir, esboçar

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

crítico, revisor

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

edição, versão

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

ilustrar, representar

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

índice, lista

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

literário, relativo à literatura

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

metáfora

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

mito

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

narrador, narradora

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

tramar, planejar

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

tragédia

an unexpected turn in the course of events

reviravolta inesperada, mudança surpreendente

consisting of or employing symbols

simbólico, representativo

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

sequência, continuação

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

depictar, descrever

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

conciso, sucinto

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

autobiográfico

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

apêndice, anexo

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

abreviar, reduzir

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

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

afiado, provocador

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

motivo, tema