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questão		resposta
literature começar a aprender		written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value
fiction começar a aprender		the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts
non-fiction começar a aprender		writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented
reference book começar a aprender		a book of facts, such as a dictionary or an encyclopedia, that you look at to discover particular information
memoirs começar a aprender		a written record of a usually famous person's own life and experiences
contents page começar a aprender		a list of chapter or section titles and the page number they're found on
index começar a aprender		an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is on
pace começar a aprender		the speed at which a story is told; not necessarily the speed at which the story takes place, e.g. including short sentences, skipping steps in processes etc.
opening começar a aprender		the beginning of something
theme começar a aprender		the main subject of a talk, book, film, etc.
motif começar a aprender		an idea, subject, or image that is regularly repeated and developed in a book, film, work of art etc., e.g. darkness in Heart of Darkness
heroine começar a aprender		the main female character in a book or film, who is usually good
protagonist começar a aprender		one of the main characters in a story or a play
storyline começar a aprender		the main set of related events in a story; plot
plot twists começar a aprender		a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction
climax começar a aprender		the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end
suspense começar a aprender		a feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next
denouement começar a aprender		the end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation
moral começar a aprender		the message that you understand from a story about how you should or should not behave
ghostwriter começar a aprender		someone who writes a book or article, etc. for another person to publish under their own name
dramatist começar a aprender		a person who writes plays; playwright
columnist começar a aprender		someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine
biographer começar a aprender		someone who writes the story of a particular person's life
lyricist começar a aprender		someone who writes the words for songs
mystery começar a aprender		a story, especially about a crime or a murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have happened
thriller começar a aprender		a book, play, or film that has an exciting story, often about solving a crime
folk tale começar a aprender		a folklore genre that typically consists of a story passed down from generation to generation orally
saga começar a aprender		a long story about events that happen over many years
allegory começar a aprender		a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
autobiography começar a aprender		a book in which someone writes about their own life
parody começar a aprender		a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way
prose começar a aprender		a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, etc.
passage começar a aprender		a short piece of writing that is part of a larger piece of work
sonnet começar a aprender		a poem that has 14 lines and a particular pattern of rhyme
free verse começar a aprender		poetry whose lines do not have a regular pattern
moving começar a aprender		causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
concise começar a aprender		expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words; short and clear
gripping story começar a aprender		a story taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
spine-chilling story começar a aprender		an alarmingly or eerily frightening story
turgid começar a aprender		(of speech, writing, style, etc.) boring and too serious about its subject matter
corny começar a aprender		showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting
lightweight reading começar a aprender		reading without seriousness of purpose
heavy going reading começar a aprender		difficult to read or understand
page-turner começar a aprender		a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly
wry humour começar a aprender		humor that is bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing; distorted or perverted in meaning
evocative scenes começar a aprender		scenes making people remember something by producing a feeling or memory in them
compelling story começar a aprender		very interesting or exciting story, so that you have to pay attention
poignant chronicle começar a aprender		a factual written account of events that are presented in a way that is emotionally moving or touching
enigmatic tale começar a aprender		a tale mysterious and impossible to understand completely
compulsive reading começar a aprender		a book that is very interesting and exciting
bedtime reading começar a aprender		a book, magazine etc read at bedtime
an avid/voracious reader começar a aprender		a person who read as much as they can, whenever they can
a discerning reader começar a aprender		a reader showing good judgment
a book review começar a aprender		a report in a newspaper, magazine etc. that gives an opinion about a new book
hardcover começar a aprender		American term for a book that has a stiff cover
paperback começar a aprender		a book with a cover made of thick paper
hardback começar a aprender		UK/US term for a book that has a stiff cover

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