Words related to literature

1. Apologue : fable containing a moral
2. Memoirs: autobiography
3. Ballad: poem that tells a story
4. Chanson: song to be sung
5. Chronicle : historical writing
6. Confession: autobiography addressing very private topics
7. Eclogue : pastoral poem
8. Elegy: poem lamenting one who is dead
9. Epic: Literary work recounting a heroic story
10. Epigram : terse witty saying
11. Epistle : letter
12. Exemplum: short story with a moral point
13. Fable : supernatural tale
14. Farce: drama with an improbable plot
15. Fiction: invented, imagined story
16. Gothic: fiction based on horror
17. Idyll: short lyrical poem
18. Lampoon: harsh satire
19. Limerick: a humorous poem
20. Melodrama : work of extravagant theatricality
21. Novelette : brief novel
22. Novella : brief poem with a compact plot
23. Ode: lyric poem
24. Pasquinade : publicly posted lampoon or satire
25. Polemic : art of argumentation
26. Prosody: study of meter in poetry

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2 Responses to “New GRE Word List 26”

1. ruchi on June 21st, 2011 7:49 pm

   Hi ..

   Which Wordlist is Important to learn according to new pattern , either New GRE Wordlist or barrons wordlist !!

2. shipra on June 22nd, 2011 4:59 am

   Ruchi August onwards GRE is going to change.. so focus should be on revised material..

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