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 book or other publication that is part of a series of 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

characterized by beauty, elegance, or emotional depth similar to what is often found in poetry

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