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The ____ who wrote "The Dark Tower", has had a very long career. NOVEL (word formation)
novelist
Henry James is more famous for his narrative fiction than ____. POEM (word formation)
poetry
Who wrote the ___ that starts "tyger, tyger, burning bright?" POET (word formation)
POEM
It's not called a "film" if you watch the actors perform onstage; it's called a "___".
play
Shakespeare was a ____ famous for his tragedies as well as comedies. PLAY (word formation)
PLAYWRIGHT
They say history is written by the winners, but I thought it was just written down by ____ HISTORY. (word formation
historians.
Oh, you're making jokes now, are you? I guess you consider yourself a ____ . COMEDY (word formation)
COMEDIAN
What do we call the complete lines and dialogue of a film or TV show?
Script
Where do you borrow books from?
A library
What do we call the story of a novel or a film?
Plot
A summary (that doesn't give the ending away) of what happens in a story is called....
a synopsis
The social context, in the sense of where and when and why a story happens, is called...
the setting
Sherlock Holmes is a very famous fictional ____ from a series of books.
character
Can you watch a serie? Yes or no?
NO. The words "series" is always in its plural form even if we are talking about one singular storyline. It's plurality comes from the episodic format.
The film was widely popular, but one ____ gave it a stinging review. CRITICISM (word formation)
CRITIC
Why would you give a film/TV show/book a negative review?
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