Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Literature

related to literature, especially in terms of its style, structure, or content

a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical

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

a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition

agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word

the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.

a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events

a single publication that is part of a set of similar works

the act of preparation and distribution of a book, magazine, piece of music, etc. to the public

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

relating to poetry as a form of expression or literature

a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal

relating or based on myths or legendary stories

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

the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.

an old story that is sometimes considered historical although it is not usually proved to be true

a novel or movie about love

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

consisting of or employing symbols

to be the writer of a book, article, etc.

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

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

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow

to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation

an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people

connected with or in the style of comedy

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story