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

novell

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

epos, episk dikt

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

krönika, årsberättelse

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

parodi

a short story on morality with animal characters

fabel, moraliskt berättelse

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

parabel, allegori

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

epigram

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, epos

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

epigraf, citat

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

limerick, humoristisk dikt

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

lyrik, poetisk uttryck

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.

verk, samling

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

motiv, tema

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

karakterisering, beskrivning

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

antagonist, skurk

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

protagonist, huvudkaraktär

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

förkorta, sammanfatta

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

skildra, beskriva

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

tillägg, bilaga

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

förord, inledning

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

efterord, epilog

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

strof, vers

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

vers, strof

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

sonett

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

fängslande, spännande

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

kortfattad, koncis

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

kanonisk, av kanon

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

blommig, överdriven

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

överdriven, konstlad

sexually explicit or morally obscene

slinkig, grabbig

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

intellektuell, kulturell

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

uppföljare, följdverk

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

kodex, manuskript

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

ghostwriter, spökskrivare

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

humorist, komiker

a playwright who writes tragedies

tragedi, tragediförfattare

a male literary author or scholar

man av bokstäver, författare

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

satiriker