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E-WAPF, 21.11
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8th Grade
11/20/2011
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Term
poetry --> poetic
 Definition
Lyrik,Poesie --> poetisch
Term
narrative prose
 Definition
Erzählprosa
Term
genre
 Definition
Gattung
Term
tragedy --> tragic
 Definition
Tragödie --> tragisch
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comedy --> comic
 Definition
Komödie --> komisch
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epic poetry
 Definition
epische Dichtung
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novel
 Definition
Roman
Term
biography
 Definition
Biographie
Term
to share sth
 Definition
hier: etwas gemeinsam haben
Term
universal
 Definition
allgemein
Term
ambition --> ambitious
 Definition
Ehrgeiz --> ehrgeizig
Term
revenge
 Definition
Rache
Term
faith
 Definition
Glaube
Term
fate
 Definition
Schicksal
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hatred
 Definition
Hass
Term
deceit
--> to deceive s.o
--> deceitful
 Definition
Betrug
--> jdn. betrügen
--> betrügerisch
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ingredient
 Definition
Bestandteil/Merkmal
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imaginative
--> imagination
 Definition
fantasievoll
--> Fantasie, Vorstellungskraft
Term
plot
 Definition
Handlung
Term
sequence of events
--> event
 Definition
Handlungsablauf
--> Ereignis
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chronological
 Definition
chronologisch, zeitlich geordnet
Term
novelist
 Definition
Romanschriftsteller(in)
Term
flashback
 Definition
Rückblende
Term
anticipation
 Definition
Vorgriff, Vorwegnahme
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suspense
 Definition
Spannung
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twist
 Definition
unerwartete Wendung
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tension
 Definition
Spannung
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setting
 Definition
Schauplatz, Zeit und Ort der Handlung
Term
to be set in certain time/place
 Definition
sich zu einer bestimmten Zeit/an einem bestimmten Ort abspielen
Term
fitting
 Definition
passend
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believable =/= unbelieveable
 Definition
glaubwürdig =/= unglaubwürdig
Term
character
 Definition
Figur, Gestalt
Term
round
 Definition
hier: lebendig, komplex
Term
personalitiy
 Definition
Persönlichkeit
Term
to identify with someone
 Definition
sich mit jemandem identifizieren
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to hold someone's attention
 Definition
jdn. fesseln
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appropriate
 Definition
geeignet, passend
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stylistic device
 Definition
Stilmittel
Term
to employ sth.
 Definition
hier: etw. anwenden
Term
satire
 Definition
Satire
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irnoy
 Definition
Ironie
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understatement =/= exaggeration
 Definition
Untertreibung =/= Übertreibung
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detective novel
 Definition
Kriminalroman
Term
whodunit
 Definition
Krimi
Term
to commit a crime
 Definition
ein Verbrechen begehen
Term
criminal
 Definition
Verbrecher(in)
Term
investigation
 Definition
Ermittlung
Term
deduction --> to deduce something
 Definition
Schlussfolgerung --> etw. rückschließen
Term
epistolary novel
 Definition
Briefroman
Term
Gothic novel
 Definition
Schauerroman
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popular
 Definition
beliebt
Term
key element
 Definition
Hauptelement
Term
mystery --> mysterious
 Definition
Geheimnis --> geheimnisvoll
Term
he supernatural
 Definition
das Übernatürliche
Term
to depict something
 Definition
etwas beschreiben/schildern (to descripe something)
Term
fictional
 Definition
frei erfunden
Term
roman à clef
 Definition
Schlüsselroman
Term
thinly disguised
 Definition
oberflächlich getarnt
Term
fictitious
 Definition
fiktiv, frei erfunden
Term
to assume sth.
--> assumption
 Definition
hier: von etw. ausgehen
--> Vermutung, Annahme
Term
imaginary
--> to imagine sth.
 Definition
nur in der Vorstellung vorhanden
--> sich etw. vorstellen
Term
scientific
 Definition
(natur)wissenschaftlich
Term
advance
 Definition
Fortschritt
Term
to involve sth.
 Definition
etw. beinhalten
Term
espionage
--> spy
 Definition
Spionage
--> Spion(in)
Term
prose fiction
 Definition
Erzählliteratur
Term
precursor
 Definition
Vorläufer
Term
fairy tale
--> fairy
 Definition
Märchen
--> Fee
Term
myth --> mythical
 Definition
Mythos --> mythisch
Term
legend
 Definition
Sage, Legende
Term
parable
 Definition
Parabel
Term
anecdote
 Definition
Anekdote
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genre
 Definition
Gattung
Term
prose narrative
 Definition
Prosaerzählung
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to require sth.
 Definition
etw. erfordern
Term
perusal
 Definition
Lektüre
Term
to have sth. in common with sth.
 Definition
etw. mit etw. gemein haben
Term
feature = characteristic
 Definition
Merkmal
Term
plot
 Definition
Handlung
Term
charakterization
 Definition
Charakterisierung
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narrative point of view
--> narrator
 Definition
erzählerische Perspektive
--> Erzähler(in)
Term
complex =/= simple
 Definition
komplex =/= einfach
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