Ordförråd för IELTS (Allmän) - Literature

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

anpassa, bearbeta

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

anekdot

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

skrive, författa

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

självbiografi

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

bestseller, mest sålda bok

a short text accompanying an illustration, giving extra information

bildtext, caption

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

beställning, kommission

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

utdrafta, skissa

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

kritiker, recensent

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

utgåva, version

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrera, framställa

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

index, förteckning

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

litterär, relaterad till litteratur

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

metafor

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

myt

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

berättare, narrator

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

skissera, planera

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

tragedi

an unexpected turn in the course of events

överraskande vändning, oväntad sväng

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolisk, representativ

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

uppföljare, följdverk

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

skildra, beskriva

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

kortfattad, koncis

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

självbiografisk

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

bilaga, appendix

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

förkorta, sammanfatta

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

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

skarp, provokativ

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

motiv, tema