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

новела

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

епос

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

хроніка

a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept

ода

a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way

пародія

a short story on morality with animal characters

байка

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

парабола

a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each

хаiku

a short poem or phrase that expresses a single thought satirically, often ending in a clever or humorous way

епіграмка

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

сага

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

епіграф

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

лімерик

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

ліричність

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

проза

the collection of artistic or literary works produced by a particular painter, author, etc.

творчість

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

мотив

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

характеристика

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

антагоніст

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

протагоніст

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

скорочувати

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

зображати

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

додаток

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

передмова

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

післяслово

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

строка

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

вірш

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

сонет

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

захоплюючий

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

ланцюговий

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

канонічний

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

квітчастий

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

наманерений

sexually explicit or morally obscene

розпусний

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

висококультурний

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

сиквел

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

кодекс

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

привидений письменник

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

гуморист

a playwright who writes tragedies

трагедійний драматург

a male literary author or scholar

людина букв

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

сатирик