Vocabulary for IELTS (General) - Literature
Here you will learn some English words about literature, such as "adapt", "caption", "myth", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
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to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.
a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical
the story of the life of a person, written by the same person
an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people
to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation
someone who evaluates and provides opinions or judgments about various forms of art, literature, performances, or other creative works
the specific form or version that a book, magazine, or similar publication is in
to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.
an alphabetical list of subjects, names, etc. along with the page numbers each of them occurs, coming at the end of a book
related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning
a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal
the person who tells the story in a novel, poem, etc.
to write the series of events forming a novel, movie, play, etc.
a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end
an unexpected turn in the course of events
consisting of or employing symbols
a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one
to describe a specific subject, scene, person, etc.
giving a lot of information briefly and clearly
(of a written work) relating to the author's own life
a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information
to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts
a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, usually written by someone other than the author
a part at the end of a book including some final words that may not be written by the author
