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German vocab- Literature and criticism (genre, author and composition)

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ballad   die Ballade  
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hyme   die Hymne  
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proverb   das Sprichwort  
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didactic poem   das Lehrgedicht  
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fable   die Fabel  
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parable   die Parabel  
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satire   die Satire  
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parody   die Parodiue  
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legend   die Legende  
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epic   die Epik/das Epos  
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mock epic   das komisches Epos  
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courtly romance   das höfisches Epos  
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murder mystery   die Kriminalgeschichte  
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adventure story   die Abenteuergeschichte  
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problem novel   der Zeitroman  
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social novel   der Gesellschaftsroman  
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developmental novel (bildungsroman)   der Bildungsroman  
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artist novel   der Künstlerroman  
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educational novel   der Erziehungsroman  
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dissertation   die Dissertation  
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nonfiction book   das Sachbuch  
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diary   das Tagebuch  
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memoirs   die Memoiren  
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children's literature   die Kinderliteratur  
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teen lit   die Jugendliteratur  
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women's writing   die Frauenliteratur  
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light reading, easy reading   die Unterhaltungslektüre  
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writer, author   der Verfasser(in)  
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writer, poet   der Dichter(in)  
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novelist   der Romanautor(in)  
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essayist   der Essayist(in)  
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metrics   die Metrik, die Verslehre  
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metre   das Metrum, das Versmaß  
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initial/end rhyme   der Anfangs/Endreim  
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alliteration   der Stabreim  
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cross-rhyme   der Kreuzreim  
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episode   die Episode  
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twist   die Wendung  
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flashback   die Rückwendung, die Rückblende  
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foreshadowing   die Vorausdeutung  
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stream of consciousness   der Bewussseitsstrom  
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motif, theme   das Motiv  
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leitmotiv   das Leitmotiv  
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the central/uniting theme, the golden thread   der rote Faden  
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(in)direct speech   die (in)direkte Rede  
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introduction   die Einleitung  
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preface   das Vorwort  
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quotation   das Zitat  
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note   die Anmerkung  
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section, part, extract   der Abschnitt  
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