Vocabular esențial pentru GRE - Totul despre literatură

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

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

cronică

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

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

parabolă

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

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

epigraf

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

limerick

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

lirism

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

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

motiv

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

caracterizare

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonist

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

protagonist

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

abrevia

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

a înfățișa

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

adendum

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

prefață

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

postfață

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

strofa

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

vers

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

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

concise

(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

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

florilegiu

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

fals

sexually explicit or morally obscene

obscen

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

erudit

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

continuare

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

codex

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

ghostwriter

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

humorist

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragedian

a male literary author or scholar

om de litere

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

satirist