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Words for General IELTS - Lesson 4
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 adapt
[verb]
to change a book or play in a way that can be made into a movie, TV series, etc.
anecdote
[noun]
a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical
commission
[noun]
a formal request for an artist to paint, design or compose a piece of art
to draft
[verb]
to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation
index
[noun]
an alphabetical list of subjects, names, etc. along with the page numbers each of them occurs, coming at the end of a book
literary
[adjective]
related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content
metaphor
[noun]
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning
myth
[noun]
a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal
tragedy
[noun]
a play with sad events, especially one that the main character dies at the end
sequel
[noun]
a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one
to abridge
[verb]
to make a book, play, etc. short by omitting the details and including the main parts
foreword
[noun]
a short introductory section at the beginning of a book, usually written by someone other than the author
afterword
[noun]
a part at the end of a book including some final words that may not be written by the author
edgy
[adjective]
(of a movie, book, piece of music, etc.) marked with sharpness and intensity
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