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Academic IELTS (Band 5 and Below) - Literature

Here, you will learn some English words related to Literature that are necessary for the Basic Academic IELTS exam.

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (5)
novelist

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

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novel

a long written story that usually involves imaginary characters and places

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poem

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

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play

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

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prose

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

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verse

a form of writing that has rhyme and is different form everyday language

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fiction

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

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nonfiction

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

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biography

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

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autobiography

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

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short story

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

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tragedy

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

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comedy

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

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mystery

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

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narrator

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

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essayist

someone who writes essays to be published

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baddy

an evil character in fiction or a motion picture

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goody

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

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book review

a critical evaluation and analysis of a book's content, style, and merit, written with the intention of informing potential readers and providing feedback to the author

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poetry

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

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poet

a person who writes pieces of poetry

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rhyme

a short piece of poem

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character

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

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