Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Literature

a writer who explores characters, events, and themes in depth through long narrative stories, particularly novels

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

a written piece with particularly arranged words in a way that, usually rhyme, conveys a lot of emotion and style

a written story that is meant to be performed on a stage, radio, or television

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

a set of words that usually have a rhythmic pattern

a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.

a type of literature that gives information based on real events and facts

the story of someone's life that is written by another person

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

a complete story that is not long and can be read in a short time

a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end

a genre that emphasizes humor and often has a happy or lighthearted conclusion

a movie, novel, or play in which a crime takes place, especially a murder, and the story starts unraveling as it goes on

the person who tells the story in a novel, poem, etc.

someone who writes essays to be published

an evil character in fiction or a motion picture

someone who is morally good, especially a character in a movie, play or book

a critical assessment of a book's content, style, and overall quality, aimed at informing readers and providing constructive feedback

a type of writing that uses special language, rhythm, and imagery to express emotions and ideas

a person who writes pieces of poetry

a short piece of poem

a person or an animal represented in a book, play, movie, etc.