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

نویلا

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

مہاکاوی, شعری مہاکاوی

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

تاریخی ریکارڈ, سالانہ

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

اوڈ

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

پیروڈی

a short story on morality with animal characters

کہانی, اخلاقی کہانی

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

مثال, کہانی

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

ہائیکو

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

ایپگرام

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

داستان, حماسی

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

ایپگراف, اقتباس

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

لائمرک, مزاحیہ نظم

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

غنائیت, شاعرانہ اسلوب

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

نثر

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

شمار, مجموعہ

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

موٹیف, موضوع

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

کردار سازی, تفصیل

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

مخالف, برعکس کردار

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

کردار, اہم کردار

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

خلاصہ کرنا, کم کرنا

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

تصویر کرنا, تفصیل دینا

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

ضمیمہ, الحاقی

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

پیش لفظ, تعارفی مضمون

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

اختتامیہ, بعد کا حصہ

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

مقطع, شعر کا حصہ

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

مصرع, غزل

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

سونٹ

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

دلچسپ, پراسرار

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

مختصر, سنجیدہ

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

کنیستی, کانویں

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

پھولدار, بہت زیادہ آرائشی

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

ناگفته, مکّار

sexually explicit or morally obscene

غیر اخلاقی, فحاشی

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

عظیم ذہنی, ثقافتی

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

سیکوئل, تسلسل

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

کودیکس, ہاتھ سے لکھی گئی کتاب

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

گھوسٹ رائٹر, خفیہ مصنف

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

مزاح نگار, کامیڈین

a playwright who writes tragedies

تراجیک, ڈرامہ نگار

a male literary author or scholar

ادبی شخص, ادبیت کا آدمی

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

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