GRE必备词汇 - 关于文学的一切

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

中篇小说

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

史诗, 叙事诗

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

编年史, 年鉴

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

颂歌

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

讽刺作品

a short story on morality with animal characters

寓言, 道德故事

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

寓言, 比喻

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

俳句

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

警句

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

传奇, 史诗

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

的题词, 引文

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

五行打油诗, 幽默诗

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

抒情性, 歌词性

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

散文

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

作品, 整体作品

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

主题, 动机

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

人物刻画, 描述

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

对立角色, 反派

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

主角, 主要角色

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

缩短, 简化

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

描绘, 描述

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

附录, 补遗

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

前言, 序言

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

后记, 尾声

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

节, 诗节

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

诗句, 韵文

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

十四行诗

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

引人入胜, 扣人心弦

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

简洁, 明了

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

经典的, 规范的

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

花俏的, 华丽的

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

做作的, 矫揉造作的

sexually explicit or morally obscene

猥亵的, 粗俗的

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

高雅的, 文化水平高的

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

续集, 后续

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

法典, 手稿

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

代笔作家, 幽灵作家

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

幽默家, 喜剧演员

a playwright who writes tragedies

悲剧作家, 悲剧剧作家

a male literary author or scholar

文人, 作家

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

讽刺作家