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Vocabular Esențial pentru GRE - Totul despre literatură
Aici veți învăța câteva cuvinte englezești despre literatură, precum „novella”, „limerick”, „depict”, etc., care sunt necesare pentru examenul GRE.
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a work of fiction with an intermediate length, which could be considered a short novel
novelă
a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends
epopee, poem epic
a historical account of events presented in chronological order
cronică, anale
a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept
odă
a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way
parodie
a short story on morality with animal characters
fabula, poveste morală
a brief symbolic story that is told to send a moral or religious message
parabolă, allegorie
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
epigramă
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
sagă, epopee
a short quotation or phrase that is written at the beginning of a book or any chapter of it, suggesting the theme
epigraf, citare
a humorous poem of five anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA
limerick, poezie umoristică
the creative and imaginative expression of powerful feelings in art, poetry, music, etc.
lirism, poezie
spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry
proză
the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.
opere, lucrări
a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work
motiv, temă
the way in which characters in a movie, book, etc. are created and represented by a writer
caracterizare, descriere
villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing
antagonist, personaj negativ
the main character in a movie, novel, TV show, etc.
protagonist, personaj principal
to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts
abrevia, reduce
to describe a specific subject, scene, person, etc.
a înfățișa, a descrie
a section of additional material that is usually added at the end of a book
adendum, anexă
a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, usually written by someone other than the author
prefață, introducere
a part at the end of a book including some final words that may not be written by the author
postfață, epilog
a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter
strofa, verset
a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme
sonet
exciting and intriguing in a way that attracts someone's attention
captivant, palpitant
(of an author or literary work) accepted as highly acclaimed authors or pieces of literature, which are collectively referred to as the literary canon
canonic, din canon
(of writing or speech) full of literary or complicated words and phrases
florilegiu, pretențios
behaving in an artificial way that is too formal, trying to impress others
fals, artificial
scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters
erudit, cultural
a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one
continuare, sequel
an ancient book, written by hand, especially of scriptures, classics, etc.
codex, manuscris
an author whose work is published under someone else's name
ghostwriter, autor fantomă
someone who is known for writing or telling humorous stories or jokes about real people and events
humorist, comedian
a playwright who writes tragedies
tragedian, dramaturg de tragedii
a person who writes or uses satires in order to criticize or humor someone or something
satirist
