Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Literature and Writing
Here you will learn some English words about literature and writing, such as "lurid", "epic", "psalm", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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(a book, play, text, etc.) made shorter than the original by omitting some details
(of a story, play, image, etc.) using characters or events in a symbolic sense that represent a concept, quality, etc.
shocking or sensational, especially in a gruesome or vulgar way
(of speech or writing) using a serious and elevated style that makes it tedious and complicated
a poem or other piece of writing in which certain letters of each line, usually the initial letters, spell out a word or phrase
humorous and poorly written poetry
a song or poem expressing sadness, especially in the memory of a dead person or a bitter event in the past
a long poem in narrative form giving an account of the extraordinary deeds and adventures of a nation's heroes or legends
a Japanese poem with three unrhymed lines that have five, seven and five syllables each
a song, musical piece, poem, etc. that expresses the feeling of sorrow and sadness after a loss or death
a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner
a lyric poem, written in varied or irregular metrical form, for a particular object, person, or concept
a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates the style of someone else in a humorous way
any holy poem, song, or hymn, especially the ones in the Book of Psalms, used in Christian and Jewish worship
a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme
a person who writes pieces of poetry and stories
a series of lines in a poem, usually with recurring rhyme scheme and meter
any of the sections into which a long poem is divided
an elaborate or far-fetched poetic image or comparison between very dissimilar things, used in literature
the continuation of a line of poetry into another couplet or stanza without a break
bombastic or meaningless language
a section of additional material that is usually added at the end of a book
villainous character who strongly opposes another person or thing
a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information
a short promotional description of a book, motion picture, etc. published on the cover of a book or in an advertisement
a list of technical terms or jargons of a particular field or text, provided in alphabetical order with an explanation for each one
generally accepted rules or principles, especially those that are considered as fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
a subject, idea, or phrase that is repeatedly used in a literary work
an ancient book, written by hand, especially of scriptures, classics, etc.
the greatest literary or artistic piece that an author or artist has created
a work of fiction with an intermediate length, which could be considered a short novel
an apparent mistake or inconsistency in the narrative of a book, motion picture, etc.
the fact of having an excessive number of words that results in being tedious
