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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Literature

Here you will learn some English words about literature, such as "prose", "tale", "myth", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL
literary
[adjective]
related to literature
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anecdote
[noun]
a short interesting story about a real event or person, often biographical
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prose
[noun]
spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry
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passage
[noun]
a brief part of a book, piece of music or other composition
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rhyme
[noun]
agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word
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storyline
[noun]
the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.
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tale
[noun]
a true or imaginary story, particularly one that is full of exciting events
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volume
[noun]
a book or other publication that is part of a series of works
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publication
[noun]
the act of preparation and distribution of a book, magazine, piece of music, etc. to the public
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playwright
[noun]
someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater
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poetic
[adjective]
involving or relating to poetry
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myth
[noun]
a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal
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mythical
[adjective]
existing in or related to myths
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fiction
[noun]
a type of literature about unreal people, events, etc.
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plot
[noun]
the events that are crucial to the formation and continuity of a story in a movie, play, novel, etc.
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legend
[noun]
an old story that is sometimes considered historical although it is not usually proved to be true
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romance
[noun]
a novel or movie about love
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tragic
[adjective]
(of a literary piece) related to tragedy
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symbolic
[adjective]
consisting of or employing symbols
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to author
[verb]
to be the writer of a book, article, etc.
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biography
[noun]
the story of someone's life that is written by another person
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autobiography
[noun]
the story of the life of a person, written by the same person
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to depict
[verb]
to describe a specific subject, scene, person, etc.
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metaphor
[noun]
a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning
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narration
[noun]
the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.
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moving
[adjective]
causing powerful emotions of sympathy or sorrow
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to illustrate
[verb]
to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.
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to compose
[verb]
to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration
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to draft
[verb]
to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation
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bestseller
[noun]
an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people
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comic
[adjective]
connected with or in the style of comedy
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comic strip
[noun]
a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story
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