Nödvändigt Ordförråd för TOEFL - Literature

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

litterär, relaterad till litteratur

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

anekdot

spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry

prosa

a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition

ett avsnitt, utdrag

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

rim

the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.

handlingslinje, berättelse

a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events

saga, berättelse

a book or other publication that is part of a series of works

volym, tome

the act of preparation and distribution of a book, magazine, piece of music, etc. to the public

publicering, utgåva

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

dramatiker, pjäsförfattare

characterized by beauty, elegance, or emotional depth similar to what is often found in poetry

poetisk, lyrisk

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

myt

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

mytisk

a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.

fiktion, roman

the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.

handlingsförlopp, intrig

an old story that is sometimes considered historical although it is not usually proved to be true

legend, berättelse

a novel or movie about love

romanförfattande, romantik

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

tragisk

consisting of or employing symbols

symbolisk, representativ

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

skrive, författa

the story of someone's life that is written by another person

biografi

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

självbiografi

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

skildra, beskriva

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

metafor

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

berättande, narration

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

rörande, berörande

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

illustrera, framställa

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

komponera, skriva

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

utdrafta, skissa

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

bestseller, mest sålda bok

connected with or in the style of comedy

komisk, humoristisk

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

serieruta, komisk serie