C1 Ordlista - Att skriva och berätta

the page at the front of a book that the names of the book, its author, and publisher are printed on it

titelblad, titulering

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

bilaga, appendix

an extra piece of information that is placed at the bottom of a printed page

fotnot, anmärkning

the events that have happened to a character before their story in a book, movie, etc. begins

bakgrundshistoria, förhistorik

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

karakterisering, beskrivning

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

berättande, narration

a way of telling or writing a story in which things happen to the narrator and the story revolves around them

berättelse i första person, första personens perspektiv

an unexpected turn in the course of events

överraskande vändning, oväntad sväng

the process of mental stimulation that causes someone to have a new idea or emotion, or to do or create something artistic

inspiration, inspirationer

to write a book, article, bill, etc. with another author

samarbeta i skrivande, co-author

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

komponera, skriva

to make a note of something in a hurried and informal style

notera, skriver ner

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

korrigera, granska

to write the words used in a movie, play, etc.

skriva manus, skriva manuskript

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

självbiografi

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

serieruta, komisk serie

a short story on morality with animal characters

fabel, moraliskt berättelse

a small book with a paper cover giving information about a particular subject

broschyr, folder

a book with a cover made from stiff material such as cardboard, leather, etc.

hård pärm, bok med hård pärm

a book with a cover that is made of thick paper

pocketbok, bok med mjukt omslag

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

prosa

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

dramatiker, manusförfattare

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

dramatiker, pjäsförfattare

attractive and interesting in a way that draws one's attention

fängslande, intressant

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

fängslande, spännande

(of a literary work) very serious or hard to understand

tung, svår

arousing interest and curiosity due to being strange or mysterious

intrigant, fascinerande

using statements that mean the opposite of what is stated, often to convey criticism or humor through an implied second meaning

ironi, sarkastisk

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

tragisk

the practice of using symbols to signify an idea, object, etc.

symbolik

a set of three movies, books, etc. that are related or have the same characters

trilogi

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

uppföljare, följdverk

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

citat, utdrag

a novel or movie about love

romanförfattande, romantik

a mode of storytelling where the narrator refers to characters using pronouns like "he" and "she" and is not a character in the story

berättelse i tredje person, tredjepersonsnarrativ

a movie or book genre involving real crimes and real people

äkta brott, verkligt brott