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

a historical account of events presented in chronological order

编年史

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

颂

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

戏仿（艺术）

a short story on morality with animal characters

以动物为主题的短篇故事

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

短篇故事

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

冒险故事

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

引用某篇文章的开头

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

五行打油诗

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

抒情性

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

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

主题

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

描述

villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing

反派（电影）

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

主角（电影）

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

删节

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

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

附录

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

前言

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

后记

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

阕

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

诗

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

扣人心弦

giving a lot of information briefly and clearly

简洁的

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

与作者的原创作品相关

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

如花

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

彬彬有礼的

sexually explicit or morally obscene

不修边幅的

scholarly and highly interested in cultural or artistic matters

曲高和寡

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

续集（电影、书籍等）

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

旧手稿

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

代笔作家

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

滑稽角色

a playwright who writes tragedies

悲剧的

a male literary author or scholar

文学家

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

讽刺作家