Словарь для IELTS (общий) - Literature

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

адаптировать

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

анекдот

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

авторствовать

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

автобиография

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

бестселлер

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

подпись

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

заказ

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

проектировать

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

критик

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

издание

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

иллюстрировать

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

указатель

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

литературный

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

метафора

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

миф

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

рассказчик

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

строить

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

трагедия

an unexpected turn in the course of events

неожиданный поворот

consisting of or employing symbols

символический

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

сиквел

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

изображать

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

краткий

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

автобиографический

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

приложение

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

сокращать

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

предисловие

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

послесловие

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

острый

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

мотив