WORD POWER

Book Club Members Unite

UNESCO has named 39 locations across the planet as Cities of Literature, including Melbourne, Dunedin, Bucheon, Wonju, Nanjing and Lahore. Bibliophiles, test your literacy expertise with these book-related words, then turn to page 156 for answers

1. abridged – A: adapted. B: shortened. C: translated.

2. riffle – A: skim. B: brainstorm. C: copy from.

3. saga – A: beach read. B: memoir. C: heroic tale.

4. prosaic – A: uplifting. B: dull. C: overly wordy.

5. omnibus – A: road atlas with coloured illustrations. B: collection. C: paperback.

6. scrivener – A: critic. B: writer. C: bookbinder.

7. stanza – A: romance. B: library shelf. C: poem part.

8. lexicon – A: dictionary. B: villain. C: twisty plot. 9. hyperbole – A: overstatement. B: understatement.

C: nonsense word.

10. elegy – A: scientific paper. B: mournful poem. C: beautiful quotation.

11. tome – A: horror story. B: poetry slam. C: large book.

12. vignette – A: comedic play. B: short scene. C: reading glasses.

13. analogy – A: travel blog. B: symbolism. C: comparison.

14. epigraph – A: opening quotation. B: illustrated guide. C: words said for the dead.

15. synopsis – A: Greek drama. B: brief summary.

C: cast of characters.