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Literature Flashcards

1
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Gattung, die (-en)

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genre

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Lyrik, die (no pl.)

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lyric poetry

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Epik, die (no pl.)

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epic poetry, fiction

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Dramatik, die (no pl.)

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drama

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Gedicht, das (-e)

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poem

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Lied, das (-er)

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song

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Geschichte, die (-n)

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story

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Kurzgeschichte, die (-n)

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short story

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Erzählung, die (-en)

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tale, story

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Novelle, die (-n)

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novella; short story

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Märchen, das (-)

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fairy tale

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Roman, der (-e)

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novel

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Kriminalroman, der (-e)

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detective story, crime novel

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Tragödie, die (-n)

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tragedy

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Komödie, die (-n)

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comedy

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Lustspiel, das (-e)

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comedy

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Essay, der or das (-s)

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essay

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Aufsatz, der (¨e)

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essay

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Biographie, die (-n)

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biography

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Auto-, Selbstbiographie, die (-n)

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autobiography

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Autor(in), der/die (-en/nen)

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author

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Schriftsteller(in), der/die (-/nen)

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writer, novelist

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Erzähler(in), der/die (-/nen)

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story-teller

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Dramatiker(in), der/die (-/nen)

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dramatist

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Biograph(in), der/die (-en/nen)

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biographer

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Aufbau, der (no pl.)

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form, structure, composition

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Komposition, die (-en)

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composition

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Gesamtkomposition, die (-en)

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overall structure

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(Unter)titel, der (-)

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(sub)title

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Akt, der (-e)

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act

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Szene, die (-n)

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scene

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Figur, die (-en)

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character

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33
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Haupt-, Nebenfigur, die (-en)

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main/secondary character

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Rede, die (-n)

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speech

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Vers, der (-e)

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verse

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Strophe, die (-n)

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verse, stanza

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Zeile, die (-n)

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line

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Reim, der (-e)

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rhyme

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(Neben)handlung, die (-en)

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(sub)plot

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es spielt in

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it is set in

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Schauplatz, der (¨e)

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setting

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Stil, der (-e)

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style

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langweilig

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dull

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trocken

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dry, uninspiring

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farblos

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lifeless

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farbig

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colourful

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bilderreich

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rich in imagery

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klar

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perspicuous, limpid

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lebendig

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lively

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schwungvoll

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lively

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schwunglos

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pedestrian, lacklustre

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wortreich

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wordy

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flüssig

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fluent, flowing

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blumig

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flowery

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eintönig

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monotonous

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langatmig (pej.)

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wordy

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Gegensatz, der (¨e)

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contrast

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Umschreibung, die (-en)

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circumlocution

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59
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Anspielung, die (-en)

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allusion

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Lautsymbolik, die (no pl.)

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sound symbolism

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Dingsymbol, das (-e)

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concrete symbol

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Übertreibung, die (-en)

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exaggeration

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Nominal-, Verbalstil, der (no pl.)

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nominal/verbal style

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Ballade, die (-n)

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ballad

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Hymne, die (-n)

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hymn

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Sprichwort, das (¨er)

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proverb

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67
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Lehrgedicht, das (-e)

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didactic poem

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Fabel, die (-n)

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fable

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Parabel, die (-n)

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parable

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Satire, die (-n)

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satire

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Parodie, die (-n)

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parody

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72
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Legende, die (-n)

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legend

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73
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Epos, das (Epen)

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epic (poem); epos

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komisches Epos

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mock epic

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höfisches Epos

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courtly romance

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Kriminalgeschichte, die (-n)

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murder mystery

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Abenteuergeschichte, die (-n)

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adventure story

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Zeitroman, der (-e)

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problem novel

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Gesellschaftsroman, der (-e)

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social novel

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Entwicklungsroman, der (-e)

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developmental novel

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Bildungsroman, der (-e)

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apprenticeship novel; Bildungsroman

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Künstlerroman, der (-e)

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artist novel

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Erziehungsroman, der (-e)

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educational novel

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84
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Dissertation, die (-en)

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dissertation

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85
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Sachbuch, das (¨er)

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nonfiction book

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Tagebuch, das (¨er)

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diary

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Memoiren, pl.

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memoirs

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88
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Kinderliteratur, die (no pl.)

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children’s literature

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Jugendliteratur, die (no pl.)

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teenage fiction

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Frauenliteratur, die (no pl.)

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literature written by women

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Unterhaltungslektüre, die (-n)

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light reading

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92
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Verfasser(in), der/die (-/nen)

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writer, author

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Dichter(in), der/die (-/nen)

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writer, poet

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Lyriker(in), der/die (-/nen)

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lyric poet, lyricist

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Romanautor(in), der/die (-en/nen)

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novelist

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Essayist(in), der/die (-en/nen)

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essayist

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Metrik, die (no pl.)

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Verslehre, die (-n)

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Metrum, das (-tren)

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Versmaß, das (-e)

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Anfangs-, Endreim, der (-e)

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initial/end rhyme

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Stabreim, der (-e)

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alliteration

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Kreuzreim, der (-e)

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alternate rhyme

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Episode, die (-n)

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Wendung, die (-en)

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Rückwendung, die (-en)

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Rückblende, die (-n)

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Vorausdeutung, die (-en)

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foreshadowing

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Bewusstseinsstrom, der (¨e)

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stream of consciousness

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Motiv, das (-e)

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motif, theme

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Leitmotiv, das (-e)

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leitmotiv, central/dominant theme

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der rote Faden

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the central theme

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(in)direkte Rede

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(in)direct speech/discourse

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Einleitung, die (-en)

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introduction

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Vorwort, das (-e)

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Zitat, das (-e)

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Anmerkung, die (-en)

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Abschnitt, der (-e)

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section, part

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gehoben

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elevated, refined

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nüchtern

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sober, matter-of-fact

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anschaulich

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clear, vivid, graphic

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knapp

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terse, concise, succinct, laconic

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präzis

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concise, precise

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eindringlich

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hölzern

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papieren

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schwerfällig

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holprig

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banal

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unzusammenhängen

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disjointed

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zusammenhanglos

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disjointed

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weit hergeholt

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far-fetched

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an den Haaren herbeigezogen

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far-fetched

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bombastisch

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schwülstig

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bombastic, fustian, pompous

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Klang-, Lautmalerei, die (-en)

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onomatopoeia

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lautmalend

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onomatopoeic

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Rhetorik, die (no pl.)

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Redekunst, die (¨e)

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rhetorisch

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rhetorical

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phrasenhaft (pej.)

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empty, trite, cliché-ridden

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Amtssprache, die (-n)

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official language, officialese

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Vergleich, der (-e)

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Metapher, die (-n)

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Bandwurmsatz, der (¨e)

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interminable sentence

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Schachtelsatz, der (¨e)

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involved sentence

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Kettensatz, der (¨e)

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main clause with a chain of subordinate clauses

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etw kurz berühren

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to touch on sth

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etw antippen

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to touch on sth

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etw hervorheben

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to emphasize sth

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Rondeau, das (-s)

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Romanze, die (-n)

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Sonett, das (-e)

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Madrigal, das (-e)

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Ode, die (-n)

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Elegie, die (-n)

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Dithyrambus, der (-ramben)

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Sentenz, die (-en)

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Aphorismus, der (-men)

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Maxime, die (-n)

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Epigramm, das (-e)

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Sinnspruch, der (¨e)

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Priamel, die (-n) or das (-)

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priamel (late medieval didactic poem)

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Spruchgedicht, das (-e)

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didactic poem

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Gleichnis, das (-se)

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Travestie, die (-n)

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Saga, die (-s)

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Sage, die (-n)

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Mythos, der (Mythen)

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Schwank, der (¨e)

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low burlesque, comic tale

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Kalendergeschichte, die (-n)

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almanac story

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Volksbuch, das (¨er)

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Schelmenroman, der (-e)

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picaresque novel

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Staatsroman, der (-e)

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utopischer Roman

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Schlüsselroman, der (-e)

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roman à clef

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Abhandlung, die (-en)

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Flugblatt, das (¨er)

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Belletristik, die (no pl.)

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belles-lettres

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die schongeistige Literatur

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belletristic literature

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Troubadour, der (-e or -s)

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troubadour

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Minnesänger, der (-)

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minstrel, Minnesinger

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Kompilator(in), der/die (-en/nen; elev., pej.)

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Chronist(in), der/die (-en/nen)

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chronicler

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innerer Monolog

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(direct) interior monologue

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erlebte Rede

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narrated (indirect interior) monologue

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allwissender Erzähler

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omniscient author

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Gestalt, die (-en)

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Erzählzeit, die (-en)

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narrative time, extrinsic time

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erzählte Zeit

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narrated time, intrinsic time

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Steigerung, die (-en)

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rising action, complication

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Höhepunkt, der (-e)

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fallende Handlung

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descending, falling action

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Katastrophe, die (-n)

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catastrophe

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Moment, das (-e)

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factor, element

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erregendes Moment

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exciting force, catalyst

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tragisches Moment

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tragic force

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Peripetie, die (-n)

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peripeteia, reversal

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retardierendes Moment

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retardation, moment of final suspense

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Zyklus, der (-klen)

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Takt, der (-e)

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Hebung, die (-en)

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stressed syllable

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Senkung, die (-en)

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unstressed syllable

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Auftakt, der (-e)

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Versfuß, der (¨e)

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metrical foot

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Knittelvers, der (-e)

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rhyming couplets of four-stress lines

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Zäsur, die (-en)

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Gesang, der (¨e)

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Exkurs, der (-e)

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ein gewandter Stil

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an elegant style

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gepflegt

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cultured, refined

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lapidar

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succinct, terse

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gedrängt

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terse, succinct

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abgenutzt

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abgedroschen

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weitschweifig

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long-winded

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umständlich

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long-winded

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gestelzt

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geschraubt

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stilted, affected, pretentious

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gespreizt

A

affected, unnatural

221
Q

manieriert

222
Q

überladen

A

turgid, over-ornate, flowery

223
Q

gewunden

A

convoluted

224
Q

rührselig

225
Q

aphoristisch

A

aphoristic

226
Q

sentenziös

A

sententious

227
Q

Paradoxon, das (-doxa)

228
Q

paradox

A

paradoxical

229
Q

Oxymoron, das (-ra)

230
Q

Metonymie, die (-n)

231
Q

Stichomythie, die (-n)

A

stichomythia

232
Q

Parataxe, die (-n)

233
Q

parataktisch

A

paratactic

234
Q

Hypotaxe, die (-n)

235
Q

hypotaktisch

A

hypotactic

236
Q

Anapher, die (-n)

237
Q

Ellipse, die (-n)

238
Q

Präsens historicum, das (no pl.)

A

historical present

239
Q

Chiasmus, der (-men)

240
Q

Synästhesie, die (-n)

A

synaesthesia

241
Q

Anakoluth, das or der (-e)

A

anacoluthon

► German Vocab 1 (43 decks)

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