Essential Vocabulary 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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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 portion of written text, often of moderate length
agreement between the sound or the ending of a word and another word
the plot of a movie, play, novel, etc.
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
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
